AS Law - Juries - Jury Challenge

When a jury or juror is successfully challenged they are moved to the bottom of the selection list when they are still part of the original panel of 15. There are specific things that jurors/juries can be challenged on set out by certain practice notes/statements and Acts.

The Prosecution and Defence can challenge "for cause". This means that there is a substantial reason why a person could not serve, or would be biased. The Lord Chief Justice's Practice Statement says that this cannot be because of race, politics, occupation or religion - it must be for an acceptable reason, i.e. the defendant knows a juror.

The Prosecution and…