Juries

• Around ___ 00,000 people are summoned every year

  5
• Juries sit in the (court)

  Crown Court (2% of cases)
• Amount of jurors on a case

  12
• Average case length


  2 weeks (10 working days)
• Role of a jury (fergus)

  Facts

  Evidence

  Reason

  Guilty/not guilty

  Unanimous

  Secrecy
• Facts


  Do not understand law, base opinion on facts only
• Evidence


  Base opinion on evidence only
• Reason


  Reasons are not provided
• G/NG


  Given by foreperson of the jury
• Unanimous


  All decisions must be unanimous, unless deliberating takes too long.
• Secrecy


  Cannot discuss anything that occurs
• Qualifications set forth by

  Criminal Justice and courts act (2015)
• Qualifications - age


  18-75
• Qualifications - electorate


  Electoral role
• Qualifications - residency


  Live in UK for at least 5 years.
• Disqualifications - permanent


  Served a life sentence or more than 5 years custodial
• Disqualifications - 10 years

  less than 5 years custodial sentence

  suspended sentence

  community order
• Disqualified while on


  bail
• Other (ICED)


  Ineligible

  Lack of Capacity

  Excusal

  Discretionary excusal
• Ineligible


  Due to a mental disorder
• Lack of Capacity


  None English speaking

  Blind

  Deaf etc.
• Excusal


  -Aged over 65

  -Have served on a jury in the last 2 years

  - Armed Forces

  - MPs and Euro-MPs
• Discretionary excusal


  Pregnancy

  Public exams

  Pre-booked holiday

  Operation

  (may not recieve)
• Selection parts


  Selection

  Vetting

  Challenging
• Selection


  Electoral role

  Around 60 chosen, shortened to 15

  IDed by name and sort description of what they do.
• Vetting


  Routine - check for criminal records

  Wider - Links to politics
• Challenging areas


  Challenging the array (both)

  Challenging for cause (both)

  Stand by jurors (P)
• Challenging the array


  % of groups e.g. women vs men
• Challenge for cause


  D recognizes jury member

  V knows jury member

  Or vice versa
• Stand by jurors


  If someone dismissed, stand by jurors are brought in.