Rule 7 Oath

As soon as the jury is selected, an oath must be administered to the jurors, in substance, that they and each of them will well and truly try the matter before them and that they will render a true verdict according to the evidence. APPENDIX I (FA’OPOOPOGAI) QUESTIONNAIRE TO PROSPECTIVE JURORS (O FESILI NEI I TAGATA-ILOILO-I’UGA FA’AMOEMOEINA0 INSTRUCTIONS: Jury service is a civic duty. The information requested of you in the form below will be used to determine your qualification or jury service (with the exception of the information concerning your national origin or economic status; see below). Please fill out the form in either English or the Samoan language and return it, duly signed, to the Clerk of Courts by mail or in person within ten (10) days of receipt. If you are unable to fill out the form, return it to the Clerk of Courts by mail or in person within ten (10) days. (O FA’ATONUGA): O le ‘au’auna i le Vaega-Iloilo-I’uga o se tiute tau’ave a tagata lautele. O le a fa’aogaina le fa’amatalaga mana’omia mai ia te oe, lea o lo o tusia i lalo e fuafua iai lou agava’a mo le galuega o le Iloilo-I’uga (vagana ai le fa’amatalaga e uiga i lou atunu’u moni, tulaga o le tamao’aiga; va’ai i lalo). Fa’amolemole ia fa’atumu uma fesili o lo’o i lalo i so’o se gagana po’o le fa’a-Peretania po’o le fa’a-Samoa, ona fa’afo’i lea i le failautusi o Fa’amasinoga i le meli po’o lou o’o mai lava ma ‘oe a’o le’i atoa le sefulu aso e amata i le aso na fa’ato’a e mauaina ai. Afai e le mafai ona e fa’atumuina le pepa ona fa’afo’i lea i lel Failautisu o Fa’amasinoga i le meli po’o oe lava a’o le’i mavae aso e sefulu. l. Full Name (Suafa Atoa)______________________________________ 2. Social Security Number (Numera o le saogalemu) ________________ 3. Home Address (Tuatusi i le aiga) ______________________________ ______________________________ 4. Name of Business and Address ________________________________ (Igoa ole Pisinisi/Tuatusi) ____________________________________ 5. Home Telephone (Telefoni i le aiga) ___________________________ 6. Business Telephone (Telefoni i le Pisinisi) ______________________ 7. Date and place of birth ______________________________________ 8. Nationality (Malo/Atunu’u) __________________________________ 9. Length of time you have lived in American Samoa ________________ (Le’umi (Le leva) o aso o lou nofo ai i Amerika Samoa) 10. Marital Status (Tulaga fa’aipoipo) _____________________________ ll. Name and occupation of spouse _______________________________ (Suafa o le ava/tane ma sana matagaluega) l2. Have you had previous experience as a juror? ____________________ (E iai sou agava’a fa’a-tagata Iloilo-I’uga? a. Grand Jury (Vaega Iloilo-I’uga-To’atele (Grand Jury)____________ When did you last serve (O anafea na e galue mulimuli ai?) __________________________ b. Trial Jury (Vaega Iloilo-I’uga o se iloiloga patino) ______________ When did you last serve (O anafea na e galue mulimuli ai?) _________________________ l3. Present occupation (Matagaluege o iai nei) ______________________ l4. Grade completed in school (Vasega na i’u lelei i le a’oga) __________ l5. A person may claim exemption from service as a juror if he/she is: (E faaagafua oe mai le vaega-iloilo-i’uga pe afai o oe) a. An attorney at law. (Ali’i loia o le tulafono) b. A head of a executive department, an elected official, or a judge, of the United States, or Territory. (Ali’i faatonu o se matagaluega, sui filifilia, po’o se faamasino o le Malo Tele po’o le Territori). c. A minister or priest following his profession. (Ali’i Faifeau) d. A practicing physician or dentist. (Ali’i Foma’i o le tino po’o se Foma’i fainifo) e. A member of the armed forces or military on active duty, or an active member of a police or fire department. (Se tagata o tauto i le malo, po’o se ali’i leoleo) f. Has been discharged from jury service within the last year. (Po’o se tagata ua faagafua mai lana tiute o le vaega iloiloiuga mai le tausaga ua te’a) 16. The following situations justify excuse from jury service: (O tulaga ia e i lalo e fa’tagaina nai lo le galue i le vaega iloilo-i’uga) a. you are not a national of the United States eighteen years old who has resided for a period of ninety (90) days within the Territory of American Samoa; (Ua le o ‘oe o se nesionale o le Iunaite setete ua sefulu ma le valu (18) tausaga le matua o le ua atoa le ivasefulu (90) aso o nofo i totonu o le Teritori oAmerika Samoa;) b. you are incapable, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, to render satisfactory jury service; (ua le gafatia e ‘oe ona faia lelei le galuega tau iloilo-i’uga, ona o se tulaga fa’ale mafaufau po o le fa’aletonu o le tino;) c. you are unable to read, speak and understand the English or Samoan language; (E mafai ona e faitau, tautala ma malamalama i le gagana fa’aperetania po’o le gagana samoa;) d. you have a charge pending against you for the commission of, or you have been convicted in a court of record of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and your civil rights have not been restored by pardon or amnesty. (o i ai nei se moliga fa’asaga ia te oe o lo o fatalitali, ona o se soliga o se (tulafono), po ua fa’asalaina ‘oe i se fa’asalaina i le fa’afalepuipui e silia i le tausaga e tusi ma ua le’i toe fa’afo’ia atu ou aia fa’a-tagatanu’u moni i se fa’amagaloga fa’ale-malo.) Do you wish to claim any of the above as an excuse? ________________ (E te fia ta’ua mai se vaega o le fa’asologa lea e i luga e fa’agafuaina ai?) If yes, which one? (Afai e te tali mai “ioe”, o le fea ia?) ___________________________________________________________ Do you have other reasons for wishing to be excused from jury service? ____________________________________________________ (E iai se isi mafua’aga e te mana’o ai ia faaagafuaina oe mai le tautua i le vaega-iloilo-iuga?) If so, please explain. __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ (Afai e iai, faamolemole faamatala mai.) I swear that my responses to the above questions are true to the best of my knowledge. (Ou te tauto o a’u tali i fesili o lo o i luga ua fa’amaoni e tusa ia lo’u matua iloatino). Dated (faia): ___________19____. ____________________________ Signature (Suafa) Legal Resources Get In Touch! Post Office Box 23 Pago Pago , American Samoa 96799 About Us Welcome to the American Samoa Bar Association. We are the licensing body and the official bar association for all of those who practice law in American Samoa. The American Samoa Bar Association serves to promote justice, the rule of law, and the interests of the legal system. We do this through public education, legislative review, promoting the judiciary, and advocating the rule of law. We also offer a legal scholarship to a student that shows exemplary academics and a desire to promote the rule of law in American Samoa.