General knowledge / revision

Jury basics - where are juries used

juries are used in the crown court

Jury basics - how many memebers are there

there’s 12 memebers/jurors

Jury basics - how are the juries selected (briefly)

they’re randomly selected from members of the public, they must be eligible for jury service

Jury basics - is legal knowledge needed

no prior legal knowledge is required

Core role - what do jurors decide

they decide the facts of the case

Core role - They also decide what do with the verdict

they decide if there’s a guilty or not guilty verdict, not the sentence, just the guilt.

core role - what do they apply thats directed from who

they apply the law directed by the judge

In trial their role - what do they listen to

they listen to the prosecution and defence evidence

role in trial - what do they assess

they assess credibility of witnesses

role in trial - what do they decide upon

what actually happened, facts of case

Deliberation / verdict - where do the jurors discuss

in a private room

deliberation / verdict - what do jurors aim for when deciding verdict

a unanimous verdict

deliberation / verdict - if jury is unable to reach unanimous verdict, what is sometimes allowed

a majority verdict of 10-2 or 11-1

deliberation / verdict - what do jurors return a verdict of

either guilty or not guilty

Extra detail - what percent of trials use jruies

only 2%

extra detail - are jurors paid

they’re unpaid, but can claim expenses