Utah Code 78B-1-104. Jury composition

(1)

A trial jury consists of:

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
first degree felony	5 years to life	up to $10,000

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Jury: means a body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular county invested with the power to present and indict a person for a public offense or to try a question of fact. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

(a)

12 persons in a capital case;

(b)	eight persons in a noncapital first degree felony aggravated murder or other criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of more than one year as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged;

(c)	six persons in a criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of more than six months but not more than one year as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged;

(d)	four persons in a criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of six months or less as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged; and

(e)	eight persons in a civil case at law except that the jury shall be four persons in a civil case for damages of less than $20,000, exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney fees.

(2)	Except in the trial of a capital felony, the parties may stipulate upon the record to a jury of a lesser number than established by this section.

(3)

(a)	The verdict in a criminal case shall be unanimous.

(b)	The verdict in a civil case shall be by not less than three-fourths of the jurors.

(4)	There is no jury in the trial of small claims cases.

(5)	There is no jury in the adjudication of a minor charged with what would constitute a crime if committed by an adult.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session