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Trial by jury - Constitution Of Pennsylvania § 6

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     § 6.  Trial by jury.
        Trial by jury shall be as heretofore, and the right thereof
     remain inviolate. The General Assembly may provide, however, by
     law, that a verdict may be rendered by not less than five-sixths
     of the jury in any civil case. Furthermore, in criminal cases
     the Commonwealth shall have the same right to trial by jury as
     does the accused.
     (May 18, 1971, P.L.765, J.R.1; Nov. 3, 1998, P.L.1328, J.R.2)

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