Selection And Appointment Of Jurors

Question 1

Vetting

Answer 1

Background checks on jurors

Question 2

Routine police check

Answer 2

Check of criminal record

Question 3

Challenging

Answer 3

Both prosection and defence have certain rights to challenge one or more jurror

Question 4

Challenging the array
S5 juries Act 1974

Answer 4

Challenge the jury on basis that it has been chosen in an unrepresentive or bias way

Question 5

Challenging for cause

Answer 5

Challenging the right to remove an individual juror to sit on the jury

Question 6

Prosecution the right to stand by jurors

Answer 6

Put someone’s name to the end of the list to make sure a person will not be picked until last restort