Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 28 > Chapter 5 - Circuit and Superior Court Jury Selection and Service

• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• courts: means courts that conduct jury trials. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-1
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• juror qualification form: means the form prescribed for use by the courts and delivered to each prospective juror. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-2
• jury administrator: means the court administrator, the county clerk, or other clerical personnel appointed by a supervising judge to administer the jury assembly process. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-3
• jury pool: means the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors drawn at random from the master list. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-3.5
• master list: means a form of record that contains the current lists approved by the supreme court that may be used to select prospective jurors. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-5
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• supervising judge: means a judge of the courts designated to supervise the jury assembly process. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-7
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5