Juries- Qualification, Appointment, Selection and Jurisdiction Flashcards
Are juries legally qualified?
No
Juries are betweeen the ages of ___ and ___
18 and 70
Are jury members registered to vote?
Yes
The ___ ___ ____ ___ allows for the jury to come a majority vote instead of an unanimous one
Criminal Law Act 1967
Trial by jury takes place in all ____ cases and some ____ ____ ___ ones
Indictable
Triable either way
A jury is made up of __ people who sit in the Crown court
12
Jury service is a ___ duty- if people don’t do it then they can be punished
Civic
A majority vote must be 10:___ or 11:1
2
Juries are encourages to come to an _____ vote
unanimous
The role of the jury is to decide whether an individual is innocent or guilty based off of the f____ of a case
facts
The jury are permitted to
- Take ___
- Ask ____ through the judge
notes
questions
The jury go to discuss the facts of the case in a private j____ room
jury
One they’ve come to the verdict, they are called back into a court where the ____ delivers the verdict
Foreman
A majority vote is allowed after ____ hours and ___ minutes
2 hours
15 minutes
Criteria for the appointment of juries is
- Governed by J___ Act 19__
- Amended by C____ J___ Act ____
Juries Act 1974
Criminal justice Act 2003
Jury members must have been a UK resident for at least __ years since the age of 13
5
There are _ categories of disqualified people
3
People are disqualified from jury duty if they are on ___
bail
People are disqualified if they have ever received a custodial sentence for over ___ years or a life sentence
5
Anyone who has been passed a community or suspended sentence in the last __ years cannot be part of a jury
10
If someone has a m___ illness and either
1 is resident in a h__
2 Goes regularly for treatment
They are ineligible to be a jury member
mental
hospital
Can people be excused from jury duty?
Yes
Which profession may be excused from jury duty?
___-time a ____ f____ serving personnel
Full-time armed forces
Who is in charge of deciding whether or not army personnel can or cannot do jury service?
Their commanding officer
Why can army personnel be excused?
Serving the jury would be
“Prejudical to the efficiency of the service in question.”
Ordinary people who don’t wish to do jury service must apply and show “____ ____” as to why they shouldn’t be summonsed.
Good reason
Who deals with the requests of ordinary people wishing to get out of jury service?
The Jury Central Summoning Bureau
Can juries be vetted or challenged?
Yes
There are __ types of vetting for a jury.
Two
In cases of national security, juries may have their
1. p_____ affiliation vetted
Political
Whose permission is needed to vet a jury for political affiliation?
The Attorney-General
Juries are also vetted via routine p___ checks
police
A jury is empanelled from a “jury pool” picked randomly from an ____ register by the JSB.
Electoral
