“Duties of Jurors”
In a criminal trial, they are charged with the responsibility of deciding whether, on the facts of the
case, a person is guilty or not guilty of the offence for which he/she has been charged. The jury
must reach its verdict by considering the evidence introduced in court. During all stages of the
trial, jurors may take notes of proceedings. Jurors may also pass notes to the foreman or
forewoman of the jury to ask the judge to explain certain aspects of the case.
At the conclusion of the trial, jurors are given an issue paper, which states the issues that the jury
must consider in reaching its verdict. When the jury has reached its decision, it will return to the
court and the verdict will be read out. At the end of the case, a court Garda or other official is
required to keep the jury together until the verdict is reached. Jurors are taken into the jury room
and allowed no outside communication at all, with the exception of notes to the court recorder.
They may keep a copy of the indictment, the exhibits and their notes. Jurors may send out notes
asking for the law to be further explained or for the judge to remind them of the details of the
evidence. They will then be brought back into the court for the judge to give them such assistance
as he/she can but there can be no new evidence at this stage.
Jurors by Anna
Jurors form the Jury Pool for your State. You may be called upon to hear court cases as a Trial
Juror or to participate in bringing charges as a member of a Grand Jury. As a State Jural Assembly
Member your are also pre-qualified to function as a County Jural Assembly Member, and vice-
versa, so you may be called upon to help fill the local jury pools as a Trial Juror or as a member
of the County Grand Jury, too. Our State Trial Jurors listen to the unique cases presented and
decide the Law and the Facts. (This is fundamentally different than the duties of “State of State”
Juries, which cannot consider the Law or the Facts, but only the statutes, codes, and regulations
that govern the various federal-based corporations, and their franchises, and their employees.)
… State Jural Assemblies enforce the Public and Organic Law. They are enabled to address the
Public Law and the Facts of individual cases, both… Our State Grand Jury Jurors listen to
allegations of crime against the Public and Organic Law and decide whether or not there is
sufficient cause to present charges for prosecution. Their deliberations result in “indictments”
being issued against foreign citizens (including federal citizens) or in “presentments” being issued
against State Nationals or State Citizens. The most important function beyond fair deliberation
and enforcement of the Public and Organic Law that our State Jural Assemblies and Jurors
perform is Jury Nullification. Our State Jural Assembly Members acting as Jurors in actual Trials
can throw out any law that they find repugnant to the Public Good or the Cause of Justice. Our
Jural Assembly Members can pass judgment on all acts of legislation affecting our States and
People, including acts of any Federal Congress, any Territorial Congress, or any Municipal
Congress that usurps upon our security or offers to disrespect our Natural and Unalienable Rights.
This process of lawful Jury Nullification is designed to prune over-reaching legislative activity on
the part of our employees, who are only authorized to organize and regulate their own activities
and duties in accord with their constitutional contracts. Our State Courts are enabled to hear
cross-jurisdictional cases involving private businesses and State Nationals and State Citizens
versus federal, territorial, and municipal incorporated businesses and franchises… Nullification of
a statutory State of State law or even an Act of any Federal, Territorial, or Municipal Congress
results in it being declared null and void. It may take awhile for this to sink in and for “federal” and
“state of state” employees to come to heel, but this is the actual power of the People being
exercised as it is meant to be exercised… We can enforce our standards on them because they
are our employees; their Acts and statutory law must conform to our Public and Organic Law or
be overturned and remain unenforceable… It is the Jurors — the members of our jural assemblies
— who decide all matters in our State and County Courts. The Justices pronounce their
sentences, and the Recorder records them, and the Sheriffs enforce them. The fundamental
importance of the State Jural Assemblies and of the Jurors who make them possible cannot be
overstated. By promoting and lawfully enforcing the Public and Organic Law of this country, these
organizations protect Americans and American assets from the unrestricted predations and
presumptions of foreign corporations and their employees.
— Excerpt p.81-83 The Jural Assembly Handbook
Duties of the Jury Foreperson
A foreperson serves an important role to speak on behalf of the jury –
Attendance – You serve as the head juror. Your responsibilities do not change much from other
jurors until you reach the point of deliberation in a case for a trial jury. Once deliberation begins,
you must ensure all jurors are present in the room before it begins. Because the verdict for a case
must be presented unanimously in a trial jury, deliberations may not begin unless all jurors are
present. A foreperson of a grand jury is also responsible for recording the number of jurors
concurring in every indictment.
Fairness – Every juror is provided an equal opportunity to ask questions as well as present
concerns related to the case. It is the foreperson’s role in a trial jury to ensure deliberation takes
place in an orderly manner and that each juror has the opportunity to speak regarding his view
and reason for the verdict. The foreperson ensures each juror is given a fair share to speak
regardless of personalities and differences in opinion. For a grand jury, the foreperson administers
the oath to witnesses and may supervise the questioning of witnesses, ensuring the questions
are representative of the
jury.
Communication – Each juror has an opportunity to communicate with the judge, but it is the
foreperson that must do the communication on behalf of the jury. The foreperson serves as the
spokesperson for the jury. He is also the one responsible for signing and presenting indictments
and the verdict to the court on behalf of the jury.
Deputy Foreperson – In addition to assigning a foreperson on a jury, a deputy foreperson is also
assigned. The deputy foreperson serves as a regular juror, but steps up to the role of foreperson
when the assigned foreperson is absent.