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the size of six and other areas in the State might have a
jury of twelve? You said, I believe, that you thought
that you were afraid if we were to leave it flexible we
would have different sized juries throughout the State.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: I am not so certain what the
language of the Majority Report would create. I believe
that the Legislature would decide that certain cases would
be decided by a jury of one size and certain cases would
be decided by a jury of another size. I think we ought
to set forth guidelines, and I think that six or twelve
should be those guidelines. I think that the guidelines
that we set forth will be uniform and they will be used
throughout the State on a uniform basis but I don't think
i there should be juries regardless of the different style
of cases to be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and
' twelve.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any other questions of the
sponsor of the amendment?
The Chair recognizes Delegate Keifer.
DELEGATE KIEFER: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and