To determine whether the defendant is guilty/not guilty
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What is this called "selected jury members must attend if physically able to do so or face the possibility of punishment for contempt of court"?
Civic duty
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What act states the factors that qualify/disqualify people from being part of a jury?
Juries Act 1974 amended by the Criminal Justice act 2003
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Anyone who has served a sentence, detention, suspended sentence, suspended detention, had a community order, drug testing/treatment order or drug abstinence order are disqualified from jury duty for how many years?
10 years
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What is the age range for jury members
18-70
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How many jury members are usually used?
12
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Who chooses the jury?
The Centrel Summoning bureau
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How are jury members selected?
Randomly picked from the electoral register and then checked for convictions
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What is the probability of being picked for jury duty in someone's life?
1/6
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Who has the power to interfere with the selection of jury members?
No one
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What rewards do jury members get for this duty?
Nothing - but any expenses are compensated
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What is the average length of a trail in the crown court?
7 hours
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How long are jurors usually needed?
2 weeks
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What must the verdict of the jury be?
Unanimous
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What is the minimum time the judge must wait before they can accept a 10/12 verdict?
2 hours
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What is this called "when member(s) of the jury is paid to give the desired result" - most common with the defence?
Jury nobbling
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is this called "selected jury members must attend if physically able to do so or face the possibility of punishment for contempt of court"?
Back
Civic duty
Card 3
Front
What act states the factors that qualify/disqualify people from being part of a jury?
Back
Card 4
Front
Anyone who has served a sentence, detention, suspended sentence, suspended detention, had a community order, drug testing/treatment order or drug abstinence order are disqualified from jury duty for how many years?
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