Jurys
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- Created on: 02-04-18 20:33
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- Jurys
- Advantages
- D is more likely to be acquitted.
- 60% found not guilty in Crown Court
- 15% found not guilty in Magistrates' Court
- more empathy
- 60% found not guilty in Crown Court
- More likely to receive legal aid
- Public have confidence in criminal justice system
- est 1215 by Magna Carta
- Open justice
- 'juries are the lmap that shows that feedom lives' - Lord Devlin
- Secrecy of jury room
- Section 8 Contempt of Court Act 1981
- criminal offence to reveal juries' deliberations
- Section 8 Contempt of Court Act 1981
- Juries do not have to give reasons for their verdicts
- R v Kronlid
- Juries will reach a decision according to their idea of fairness
- R v Kronlid
- D is more likely to be acquitted.
- Disadvantage
- D has to wait longer for a trial in the Crown Court
- may have to wait in prison if no bail granted
- trials also last longer so more stress
- may have to wait in prison if no bail granted
- higher costs if paying your own lawyer fees
- media reports more high profile
- if D is found guilty in Crown Court, D could receive a heavier sentence
- media reports more high profile
- Jury nobbling
- jurors are threatened or bribed
- Protecting the jury from this can cost a lot of money
- Former Police Chief Sir Ian Blair estimated this costs the taxpayer around £4.5 million per year
- Protecting the jury from this can cost a lot of money
- jurors are threatened or bribed
- Misuse of media sources / media pressure
- Jurors shouldn't research cases
- if they do then costly retrials required
- juror goes to prison
- Theodora Dallas
- juror goes to prison
- if they do then costly retrials required
- Jurors shouldn't research cases
- Lack of understanding
- section 8 Contempt of Court Act 1981
- because this says there can be no enquiry into how jurys reach their decisions, it isn't possible to check if they understand issues in case
- Ministry of Justice report in 2010 - 2/3 jurors do not fully understand legal directions given by judges when deciding their verdicts
- because this says there can be no enquiry into how jurys reach their decisions, it isn't possible to check if they understand issues in case
- section 8 Contempt of Court Act 1981
- D has to wait longer for a trial in the Crown Court
- Basic information
- 12 people sit on a jury
- must be aged 18-70
- only used in criminal courts (and civil deformation cases)
- unanimous agreement required (or majority)
- only used in criminal courts (and civil deformation cases)
- must be aged 18-70
- 12 people sit on a jury
- Advantages
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