** Any errors are mine. Maybe we can be an early indicator of real results.
State Question 2
Authorizing the enactment of legislation to limit the right to a jury trial in a civil proceeding to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000
You should always have a right to a trial by a jury of your peers
You should always have a right to a trial by a jury of your peers
Keyword.. CIVIL proceeding..
Not a criminal proceeding.
Huge waste of money (taxpayer money) to have a jury trial over $59 owed to Dominos.
Currently you can only request a jury trial in a civil proceeding if the amount exceeds $10,000... (excluding lawyer's fees)... My thought was that people would just up their lawsuits to be over $15,000 if this legislation is passed.
Keyword.. CIVIL proceeding..
Not a criminal proceeding.
Huge waste of money (taxpayer money) to have a jury trial over $59 owed to Dominos.
Against. It seems unconstitutional to take away the right to jury of your peers (although this right is actually linked to criminal charges) regardless of dollar amount or type of case.
13 In addition to the right to keep and bear arms (and the Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous jury verdict, see n. 14, infra), theonly rights not fully incorporated are (1) the Third Amendment’s protection against quartering of soldiers; (2) the Fifth Amendment’s grand jury indictment requirement; (3) the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in civil cases; and (4) the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines.