Juries
- Created by: Max_
- Created on: 19-11-15 20:52
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- Juries!
- How to be called up for Jury Duty
- Must live in the UK for at least 5 years
- Over 18
- Be on the electoral register
- The Juries Act of 1974 sets out the qualification
- The role of Juries in Courts
- To provide a verdict on the case
- Come to a unanimous decision or a minimum of a 10:2 majority
- To judge the case on a point of fact
- Must be beyond reasonable doubt because its a criminal case
- Foreman who speaks
- Must attend or held in contempt of court
- Disqualifications from the Jury
- The Criminal Justice Act of 2003 sets out the disqualifications
- If a person is mentally troubled
- If you are a member of the armed forces
- A term of imprisonment for 5 years or more
- If someone is serving a life sentence
- Advantages
- Representing the public opinion
- Public confidence
- Impartiality
- Secrecy of the jury room
- Disadvantages
- Racial bias
- Perverse decisions
- R V Randle and Pottle
- Media influence
- Don't have to follow judges direction
- How to be called up for Jury Duty
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