Juries- Qualification, Appointment, Selection and Jurisdiction Flashcards
(33 cards)
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