1). Prepare a 2-3 page briefing on the case that you reviewed in which you utilize the following areas of importance:
a) issue presented
b) short answer
c) the facts of the case
d) summary of the case
e) conclusion of the case outcome
2). discuss the historical background behind the right to a 12 person jury under the 6th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Provide relevant examples of such historical importance to support the response.
3). Analyze the role of the jury, as defined by the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
4). Discuss the fundamental protections available to a defendant under the 4th Amendment as they relate to the concept of liberty, to the American system of jurisprudence, and the right to a 12 person jury. Provide a rationale for the response.
5). Support or oppose the following quote from Phoebe C. Ellsworth, Law professor at the university of Michigan: “Ideally, the knowledge, perspectives, and memories of the individual members are compared and combined, and individual errors and biases are discovered and discarded, so that the final verdict is forged from a shared understanding of the case.” Justify the response.