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| WHICH CASE ESTABLISHED THAT JUDGES CAN NOT CHALLENGE THE DECISION OF THE JURY? | BUSHELL'S CASE. REAFFIRMED IN R V MCKENNA |
| JURY TRIALS ACCOUNT FOR WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ALL CRIMINAL TRIALS? | 1% |
| THERE ARE 14 MEMBERS OF A JURY IN THE CROWN COURT. TRUE OR FALSE? | FALSE- IT'S 12 |
| WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A JURY IN A CIVIL CASE? | TO DECIDE IF THE CLAIMANT HAS PROVED HIS CASE, AND IF SO, TO DECIDE ON THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES |
| WHICH 2 PIECES OF LEGISLATION SET OUT WHEN JURIES CAN BE USED IN CIVIL CASES? | s69 SENIOR COURTS ACT 1981 and s66 COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 |
| WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF CIVIL CASES IN WHICH A JURY CAN BE USED? | 1. DEFAMATION 2.FALSE IMPRISONMENT 3.MALICIOUS PROSECUTION 4. FRAUD |
| WHICH CASE EFFECTIVELY STOPPED THE USE OF JURIES IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES? | WARD V JAMES |
| HOW MANY JURORS SIT ON A RELEVANT CASE HEARD IN THE COUNTY COURT? | 8 |
| A JURY OF 7-11 MEMBERS MAY SIT WHERE? | IN THE CORONER'S COURT |
| THE CORONERS AND JUSTICE ACT 2009 SETS OUT WHAT? | THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH A JURY WILL BE USED IN A CORONER'S COURT |
| WHAT ARE THE 3 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR A JUROR? | 1. AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 70 2. REGISTERED ON ELECTORAL ROLE 3. ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN UK, CHANNEL ISLANDS OR ISLE OF MAN FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS SINCE 13TH BIRTHDAY |
| WHAT WILL PERMANENTLY DISQUALIFY A PERSON FROM BEING A JUROR? | 1. LIFE IMPRISONMENT 2. DETENTION AT HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE 3. IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION 4. AN EXTENDED SENTENCE 5. CUSTODIAL SENTENCE OF 5 YEARS OR MORE |
| YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING A JUROR IF, WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS YOU HAVE.... | 1. HAD A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE 2. HAD A SUSPENDED SENTENCE 3. HAD A COMMUNITY ORDER OR COMMUNITY SENTENCE |
| CAN YOU SIT AS A JUROR IF YOU ARE ON BAIL? | NO |
| WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT A PERSON CAN BE FINED IF THEY FAIL TO DISCLOSE THEY ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING A JUROR AND TURN UP FOR JURY SERVICE? | £5000 |
| THE DEFINITION OF "MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSON" IS FOUND WHERE? | CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 |
| CAN YOU SIT ON A JURY IF YOU FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF BEING MENTALLY DISORDERED? | NO |
| A JUDGE CAN NOT DISCHARGE A JURY MEMBER EVEN IF HE THINKS THE JUROR HAS A LACK OF CAPACITY TO COPE WITH THE TRIAL. TRUE OR FALSE? | FALSE |
| WHY CAN'T DEAF PEOPLE SIT ON JURIES? | ONLY 12 PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED IN THE JURY ROOM, SO THE SIGNER WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN |
| ON WHAT BASIS CAN A FULL TIME SERVING MEMBER OF THE FORCES BE EXCUSED FROM JURY SERVICE? | IF THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER CERTIFIES THAT THEIR ABSENCE FROM DUTY WOULD BE PREJUDICIAL TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FORCE'S SERVICES |
| GIVE 2 EXAMPLES OF REASONS WHERE A PERSON MAY HAVE THEIR JURY SERVICE EXCUSED OR DEFERRED? | HOLIDAYS; YOUNG BABY; EXAMS; BUSINESS MEETINGS NO ONE ELSE CAN ATTEND |
| IF YOU ARE NOT EXCUSED FROM JURY SERVICE BUT FAIL TO TURN UP YOU CAN BE FINED A MAXIMUM OF £5,000. TRUE OR FALSE? | FALSE. IT'S £1000 |
| WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF VETTING? | 1. ROUTINE POLICE CHECKS 2. WIDER BACKGROUND CHECKS |
| THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY OF THE JURY IS GIVEN BY WHICH PIECE OF LEGISLATION? | s5 JURIES ACT 1974 |
| A CHALLENGE OF THE WHOLE JURY ON THE BASIS IT HAS BEEN CHOSEN IN AN UNREPRESENTATIVE OR BIASED WAY IS KNOWN AS WHAT? | A CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY |
| ACCORDING TO WHICH CASE, IF A JURY IS CHOSEN IN A RANDOM MANNER, IT CAN NOT BE CHALLENGED IF IT IS NOT A MULTI RACIAL JURY? | R V FORD |
| CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE RELATES TO WHAT? | CHALLENGING THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL JUROR TO SIT ON THE JURY |
| NAME A CASE THAT RELATES TO A CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE? | R V WILSON AND R V SPRASON |
| MAJORITY VERDICTS HAVE ONLY BEEN ALLOWED SINCE 1987. TRUE OR FALSE? | FALSE- IT'S SINCE 1967 |
| CAN THERE EVER BE LESS THAN 9 JURORS HEARING A CRIMINAL CASE? | NO! |
| IF THERE ARE LESS THAN 12 JURORS THEN ONLY 1 CAN DISAGREE IN ORDER FOR THERE TO BE A LEGAL MAJORITY VERDICT. TRUE OR FALSE? | TRUE |
| S17(3) JURIES ACT 1974 STATES WHAT? | THAT THE FOREMAN OF THE JURY MUST ANNOUNCE THE NUMBERS BOTH AGREEING AND DISAGREEING WITH THE VERDICT IN OPEN COURT |
| WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CONVICTIONS BY JURIES EACH YEAR IS BY MAJORITY VERDICT? | 20% |
| THERE ARE 8 CASES YOU SHOULD KNOW IN RESPECT OF JURIES. WHAT ARE THEY? | 1. PONTING'S CASE 2. RANDLE AND POTTLE 3. KRONLID 4.TAYLOR AND TAYLOR 5. MIRZA 6. STEPHEN 7. KARAKAYA 8. SANDER V UK |
| GIVE 2 ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRIAL TO TRIAL BY JURY | A SINGLE JUDGE; A PANEL OF JUDGES; A JUDGE PLUS LAY ASSESSOR |
| IT IS AN OFFENCE TO DISCLOSE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE JURY ROOM- ACCORDING TO WHICH PIECE OF LEGISLATION? | s8 CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 1981 |
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