Juries revision 0.0 / 5 ? LawThe Criminal courts and lay peopleASOCR Created by: 10dhallCreated on: 26-04-17 23:01 Eligibility requirements of Juries? Registered to vote, lived in the UK for at least 5 years since their 13th birthday, 18-70 1 of 15 How many cases are tget ysed ub? 1%, 97% dealt with in the Magistrates Court 2 of 15 What do they decide on in civil cases? Fraud, false imprisonment, personal injury 3 of 15 Ineligible groups? Mentally ill 4 of 15 Disqualified groups? Currently on bail, had a criminal sentence longer than 5 years or a sentence in the past 5 years 5 of 15 Discretionary refferals? A new baby, exams, business commitments, religious beliefs: siderfin, full time member of Her Majesty's Forces 6 of 15 What happens if you fail to attend? You will receive a £1,000 fine 7 of 15 How is a jury selected? Selected at random, processed by Crown Court Officials 8 of 15 What is vetting? Random police checks designed to pick out people who should not be there for example, people with criminal convictions 9 of 15 Criticisms of jury selections? Unrepresentative of young people and ethnic minorities, ethnic minorities are more likely to be convicted of a crime than selected 10 of 15 Secrecy case? R v Young - oujia board 11 of 15 Advantages of Juries? Safety net, public confidence, justice, impartial, unbiased, fair, secrecy 12 of 15 Problems with jury trials? Secrecy, media, prejudice 13 of 15 Proposals for reform? Smaller juries, less excusals, more restriction for a defendants right to a jury trial 14 of 15 Challenging a jury? To the array - a biased jury, and a judge can remove anyone if they are unfit: drunk or mentally unwell (insane) 15 of 15
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