jurys Flashcards
what court do jurors sit in
crown court
what must the jury’s decision be
unanimous
if the jury cannot make a unanimous decision what may be accepted on a less serious case
a majority of 9 to 3
what must the jury only base their decision on
the facts they hear
what % of cases to jury’s hear
1%
how will the judge help the jury
advise them on points of law
answer any questions they have
what the exception to decsussing what happens in the jury room outside it
to report jury misconduct
how will the jury get picked
they are randomly selected from the electoral register
can someone chose not to surve
only if they’ve surver in the last two years
if not only deferred eg you have a holiday
what age can jurors be
18-75
how long must a selected juror have lived in uk if not citizen or form uk
for at least 5 years since the age of 13
why may a juror be discharged
if you can’t speak or need sign language (bc you can’t have a 13th person in jurors room)
why may the jury duty be deferred
for a good reason eg holiday exam illnes ect
why may you be excused from jury duty
it’s rare
but members of armed forces can be exuded with a certificate from commanding officer
why may you be disqualified from jury duty
on bail
received a 5+ year prison sentence
serious mental illness
what will allow you to be desquified for only 10 years
if you’ve had a prison sentence for less than 5 years
since when were those in the legal system able to surve and what is the new exception
2003
so long as there’s a fair minded observer to conclude possibility of bias
what are the two types of vetting of jurors
police check for previous convictions
backround checks
why will backround checks be done
on terrorist cases
to check things like political affiliation with permission from attorney general
what are the 3 types of challenges to jurors
to the array
for cause
prosecution right to stand by
what is the challenge to the array
can be done by either prosecution or defence
whole jury is challenged on the basis that it has been chosen
in an unrepresentative way.
If the jury has been chosen in a random way, it cannot be
challenged because it is not multi-racial. See R v Ford (1989)
what is the challenge for cause
by prosecution or defence
Challenging the right of an individual juror to serve on the panel for a valid reason eg they are disqualified or are related to a witness
what is the challenge prosecution right to stand by
prosecution only
The prosecution can ask for a juror to be ‘stood by’ or put to the back of the list
they will only serve as a juror if there are not enough other jurors
what four things must jurors do/not do to keep a fair trial and no jury misconduct
secrecy
surrender devices
not engage in prohibited conduct
not reasurch case
