Перевести текст. in a civil action tried by a jury determines whether the plaintiff or the defendant wins the law suit. of damages are to be awarded, the jury decides how much money the successful party receives. in criminal law the jury must be persuaded beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty before he can be convicted of the crime. there are two kinds of juries: the petit or “petty” jury and the grand jury. the petit jury is a fact-finding body that decides civil cases and determines the guilt of an accused in a criminal trial. the grand jury is an accusatory body. it functions solely in criminal law. the grand jury hears preliminary prosecution evidence and determines whether that evidence is sufficient to indict of legally charge the person with a crime. when a grand jury indicts an individual, it charges him with a specific offence. the accused is then tried by a petit jury, which determines his guilt or innocence of that charge. thus, the two juries each have important functions to perform. in general, a prospective juror must meet the following requirements: he must be a citizen of the united states between twenty one and seventy years of age, in possession of his reasoning faculties, and in reasonably good health. however, the state laws governing the jury qualifications vary. in most states certain conditions automatically disqualify an individual from serving on a jury. for instance, a person convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude cannot serve. the laws of many states specifically disqualify from jury duty members of parties or organizations, which advocate the violent overthrow of the government.
