Juries -Roles
- Created by: Hayley Petts
- Created on: 17-01-13 10:57
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- Juries- Roles
- Criminal
- only used in 1% of criminal trials
- jury room
- decide on verdict based on evidence
- and summing up by the judge
- do not have to give reasons for verdict
- try to come to a unanimous decision
- or majority decision of at least 10/12
- listen to evidence provided by prosecution, defence and witnesses
- Civil
- 10 or fewer a year
- mainly defamation cases in high court
- only available in four types of cases in high and county court
- defamation
- false imprisonment
- fraud
- Malicious Prosecution
- juries can be refused if the judge thinks the evidence is too complicated
- allowed in personal injury cases in High Court
- Ward v James 1966
- since then cases have not be deemed exceptional so juries not needed
- Ward v James 1966
- Dual Role in Civil cases
- decide verdict
- asses damages to be awarded
- only required because they deal with character and reputation
- Coroners Court
- Suspicion of death in either police custody or industrial accident
- 10 or fewer a year
- Criminal
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