Zusammenfassung der Ressource
JURIES
- Qualifications
- Aged between 18-70.
- Registered as a
parliamentary or government elector.
- Lived in the UK for 5
years since age of
13.
- Disqualifications
- Imprisonment or detention for life
- Detention at her majesty's pleasure
- A term of imprisonment or detention for 5 years or more.
- Disqualified whilst on bail
- Failing to
declare any
of this will
result in
fine of up to
5,000
- Ineligibility
- A person
suffering a
mental disorder
(criminal justice
act 2003)
- Lacking capacity; foreign, disability
- Excusals
- Full timed armed forces.
- Wedding
- Holiday
- Ignoring
summons
results in up
to a £1,00
fine.
- Selection
- Done by a crown court offical
- When jurors
arrive they will
be shown a
short film about
their role.
- 15 potential jurors are chosen
from the jury pool to go into
the court room.
- 12 are chosen at 'random'
in court by the clerk.
- Vetting.
- Both the
prosecution and
defence have the
right to see the
list of potential
jurors and may
decide if it
needs to be
'vetted'
- Routine police checks to eliminate those disqualified R V Mason.
- Wider background check; rarely used