Question

To ensure a fair and impartial jury in a federal case, the jury members must _____.

A. come from the state or district where the crime took place
B. agree to move to wherever the trial is relocated
C. agree to allow the defendant to have a bench trial
D. come from the state or district where the accused was born

Answer 1

To ensure a fair and impartial jury in a federal case, the jury members must come from the state or district where the crime took place.

Answer 2

The answer would be A. Jury members are not required to move (which could anger them and influence the case) and are not required to come from the state/district where the accused was born (which could increase the chance that they know the accused personally). Not every defendant is given a bench trial.