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First American grand jury established in 1635
In 1635, the first formal american grand jury was held in Massachusetts Bay Colony which took cases such as murder, robbery, and cases of physical abuse towards wives. -
Grand Juries were established in the Thirteen Colonies
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Fifth Amendment ratified a protection for the American Jury
“No person shall be held to answer to a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except for cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of War or public danger ...” -
Adoption of the Seventh Amendment
Thomas Jefferson announced the adoption of the seventh Amendment on March 1st, 1792. -
14th Amendment used in Slaughterhouse Case
The first time the 14th Amendment was used in a case that puts different races against each other to prevent conviction because of racism. For example, arresting an Affrican American for his color and racist beliefs cannot happen because of the 14th Amendment stating “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” -
U.S Supreme gave right to refuse women on the jury
The Supremem Court passed rights allowing all states to refuse open juries to women. -
Utah allowed women on to Juries
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1946 Enactment of the Federal Rules
in 1946, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure were adopted, codifying what had previously been a vastly divergent set of common law procedural rules and regional customs -
The right to a jury in state criminal trials
In 1967, The U.S Supreme Court placed a right in the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing the right to a jury in state criminal trials -
Criminal Law Act 1977
In 1977, The Criminal Law Act was passed removing the right to jury trial in a number of offenses including by making most driving offenses and relatively minor criminal damage cases summary only.
