Juries- Qualification, Appointment, Selection and Jurisdiction

Question 1

Are juries legally qualified?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

Juries are betweeen the ages of ___ and ___

Answer 2

18 and 70

Question 3

Are jury members registered to vote?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

The ___ ___ ____ ___ allows for the jury to come a majority vote instead of an unanimous one

Answer 4

Criminal Law Act 1967

Question 5

Trial by jury takes place in all ____ cases and some ____ ____ ___ ones

Answer 5

Indictable

Triable either way

Question 6

A jury is made up of __ people who sit in the Crown court

Answer 6

12

Question 7

Jury service is a ___ duty- if people don’t do it then they can be punished

Answer 7

Civic

Question 8

A majority vote must be 10:___ or 11:1

Answer 8

2

Question 9

Juries are encourages to come to an _____ vote

Answer 9

unanimous

Question 10

The role of the jury is to decide whether an individual is innocent or guilty based off of the f____ of a case

Answer 10

facts

Question 11

The jury are permitted to

1. Take ___
2. Ask ____ through the judge

Answer 11

notes

questions

Question 12

The jury go to discuss the facts of the case in a private j____ room

Answer 12

jury

Question 13

One they’ve come to the verdict, they are called back into a court where the ____ delivers the verdict

Answer 13

Foreman

Question 14

A majority vote is allowed after ____ hours and ___ minutes

Answer 14

2 hours

15 minutes

Question 15

Criteria for the appointment of juries is

• Governed by J___ Act 19__
• Amended by C____ J___ Act ____

Answer 15

Juries Act 1974

Criminal justice Act 2003

Question 16

Jury members must have been a UK resident for at least __ years since the age of 13

Answer 16

5

Question 17

There are _ categories of disqualified people

Answer 17

3

Question 18

People are disqualified from jury duty if they are on ___

Answer 18

bail

Question 19

People are disqualified if they have ever received a custodial sentence for over ___ years or a life sentence

Answer 19

5

Question 20

Anyone who has been passed a community or suspended sentence in the last __ years cannot be part of a jury

Answer 20

10

Question 21

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

Answer 21

mental

hospital

Question 22

Can people be excused from jury duty?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Which profession may be excused from jury duty?

___-time a ____ f____ serving personnel

Answer 23

Full-time armed forces

Question 24

Who is in charge of deciding whether or not army personnel can or cannot do jury service?

Answer 24

Their commanding officer

Question 25

Why can army personnel be excused?

Answer 25

Serving the jury would be

“Prejudical to the efficiency of the service in question.”

Question 26

Ordinary people who don’t wish to do jury service must apply and show “____ ____” as to why they shouldn’t be summonsed.

Answer 26

Good reason

Question 27

Who deals with the requests of ordinary people wishing to get out of jury service?

Answer 27

The Jury Central Summoning Bureau

Question 28

Can juries be vetted or challenged?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

There are __ types of vetting for a jury.

Answer 29

Two

Question 30

In cases of national security, juries may have their

1. p_____ affiliation vetted

Answer 30

Political

Question 31

Whose permission is needed to vet a jury for political affiliation?

Answer 31

The Attorney-General

Question 32

Juries are also vetted via routine p___ checks

Answer 32

police

Question 33

A jury is empanelled from a “jury pool” picked randomly from an ____ register by the JSB.

Answer 33

Electoral