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Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 12 - Virgin Islands [1954]
Subchapter V - Judicial Branch
Sec. 1616 - Trial by jury
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| 48 U.S.C. § 1616 (2018) |
| §1616. Trial by jury |
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All criminal cases originating in the district court shall be tried by jury upon demand by the defendant or by the Government. If no jury is demanded the case shall be tried by the judge of the district court without a jury, except that the judge may, on his own motion, order a jury for the trial of any criminal action. The legislature may provide for trial in misdemeanor cases by a jury of six qualified persons. |
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(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, §26, 68 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 85–851, §8, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1095.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1958—Pub. L. 85–851 substituted requirement of jury trial upon demand by defendant or Government for prohibition against denial to any person on demand of either party. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS |
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| Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 12 - 1954 SUBCHAPTER V - JUDICIAL BRANCH Sec. 1616 - Trial by jury |
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| 68 Stat. 507 72 Stat. 1095 |
| Public Law 85-851 |
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