Juries

Magna Carta

The ________ (1215) states that everyone has ‘ a right to be tried by ones peers and as the jury is made from members of the public, this idea has been upheld.

legal training

Although juries have no special or ________ before they sit at court, they are able to come to common sense decisions based on the facts and evidence they are presented with.

S.74

And finally, ________ creates an offence to intentionally disclose information about statements made, opinions expressed, arguments advanced, or votes cast by members of the jury in the course of their deliberations.

% of criminal cases

A jury is only used in about 2 ________, and juries only sit when the offence is either way or indictable.

Contempt of court

________ is referred to as holding up the legal process by failing to attend jury duty or turning up intoxicated.

Criminal Justice Act

Under the Juries Act 1974, as amended by the ________ 2003, and the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, all jurors must be aged between 18 and 75, registered on the electoral register, and be a resident in the UK for at least 5 years since their 13th birthday.

civil cases

In ________, the jury must decide whether the defendant is liable or not liable, and if so the amount of damages the claimant should receive.

Contempt of Court Act

The ________ 1981 S.8 provides that jurors are forbidden to discuss the case after the trial is over.