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25 Cards in this Set
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How many people in a jury? |
12 |
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Can lawyers sit as a member of the jury? |
Yes |
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Who calls people to part take in jury service? |
The Jury Central Summoning Bureau (JCSB) |
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In which two courts and what type of case might a jury sit in a civil case? |
High Court and County Court Defamation |
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Do jurors get paid? |
No they get expenses, which have financial limits |
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What is the minimum amountvof time a juror will be summoned for? |
2 weeks service |
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Is juror service a civic duty? |
Yes |
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What are the 5 eligibility criteria for jury service? |
1. Between 18 and 75 2. Registered to vote 3. UK resident since 13 for at least 5 year 4. Not mentally disorded 5. Not disqualified from being a juror |
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The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 bought in what change with regards to jurors? |
Raised the maximum age from 70 to 75 |
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What are the 2 reasons for which a person can be disqualified from jury service? |
1. If they have ever been sentenced for 5 years or more = disqualified. 2. If in last 10 years they've served: a) a prison sentence of any length b) a suspended sentence c) a community punishment order |
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What would be considered a good reasoning for not being able to attend jury service, And how would one inform the JCSB? And what would usually happen with regards to the persons jury service? |
Exams, planned holiday You inform them in writing Usually the jury service will be deferred to a later date |
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For what other reasons might ppl write to JCSB to state they cannot attend jury service? |
Religious or moral reasons JCSB will consider on individual basis |
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What is the penalty for failing to attend jury service? |
£1000 |
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How are jurors selected? Ie where from? |
At random from the electoral register |
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Before the trial 15 potential jurors are selected from the electoral register, How does that 15 then becime 12? |
The 15 will be taken into a court room and the court clerk will select 12 of them |
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Before the jurors are "sworn in" the defence and prosecution have the right to challenge the appointments if they can prove; a) they are not qualified b) they may be biased True or false |
True |
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The prosecution alone also has a seperate right to stop a person acting as a juror. What is this process called? |
The prosecution will "ask a juror to stand by" This could be because they are illiterate or unsuitable in some way Or because they pose a security risk (ie in high security cases) |
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If the defence or prosecution believe that the court clerk may be biased, what do they have the right to do? |
Both the defence and prosecution have the right to challenge the jury as a whole |
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The judge has the right to decline a juror from serving if they believe that they... |
Have any physical or mental impairment that could affect their judgement |
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Are jurors prohibited from disclosing what happens in the jury room (where they retire to make their decision)? |
Yes |
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What is tge foreman of tge jury? |
The juror elected by the group to deluver heir verdict |
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Usually jurors return a unanimous verdict. But if they cannot reach a unanimous decision, what are the other results that are acceptable? |
11-1 or 10-2 |
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Are jurors allowed to research any information about the cases they are hearing? |
No |
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In January 2012 a lecturer that was part of a jury researched the defendant and told the other jurors that def was previously accused of rape. What happened to lecturer?
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Imprisoned for 6 months, for contempt of court |
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What power does the judge have woth regard to the jurors' "electronic communication devices"? |
They have right to require them to hand them over in course of trial |
