WRAP-UP
•Last time we studied rules that attempt to ensure a
fair and impartial jury:
•1. Directed verdict rule: 50(a) – takes the case away
from the jury where no reasonable jury could find for
non-moving party. This rule seeks to avoid totally
irrational verdicts.
•2. Jury Selection/Voir Dire/Size of Jury Rules: try to
ensure a fair and impartial jury is drawn from a cross-
section of the community
•We also learned that the Seventh Amendment
PRESERVES a right to trial by jury where this existed at
common law at the time of ratification of that
Amendment (1791).
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