MEDIEVAL JURIES
WOULD HAVE TO BE
FROM THE SAME
PARISH OR
HUNDRED AS THE
ACCUSED, THIS
MEANT THEY
COULD USE
KNOWLEGE ,
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION AND
THE PAST OFFENCES
TO HELP REACH A
VERDICT
IN OUR DAY JURY
MEMBERS MUSTNT
KNOW THE
ACCUSED AND
MUST LISTEN TO
TWO LAWYERS
WHO PRESSENT
EVIDENCE TO
PROVE IF THE
ACCUSED IS
GUILTY OR NOT
MOST JURIES
WOULD
ONLY LAST
FOR 20
MINUTES
COURTS
ROYAL COURTS
HEARD
THE
MOST
SERIOUS
OF
CASES
JURIES
WERE
DRAWN
FROM THE
CRIMINALS
OWN AREA
CHURCH COURTS
NO
JURIES
PRIESTS
HEARD
THE
EVIDENCE
AND
PASSED
JUDGEMENT
ALL
LAWS
WERE
BASED
ON
CHRISTIAN
PRINCIPALS
JP'S
PASSED
REALLY
SERIOUS
CASES
OVER
TO THE
ASSIZIES
THE KIND
OPPOINTED 3
OR 4 JP'S
THEY ONLY
MET TWICE A
YEAR
MANNOR CORTS
BY 1250 THEY JUDGED MOST PETTY CRIME CASES
THE
LORD
OF HIS
STEWARD
RAN
THE
COURT
ENFORCERS
KING
HAD OVERALL CHARGE
THE KINGS PEACE
POLICING
NO FULL TIME
POLICE. WOULD
OF BEEN TO
EXPENSIVE
POLICING WAS
DONE ON A
VOLUNTARY
BASIS
PEOPLE
ESSENTIALL IN KEEPING LAW AND ORDER
SHERIFF
WORKED
CLOSELY
WITH CHIEF
CONSTABLE
KINGS AGENT IN EACH COUNTY
CONSTABLES
CHIEF CONSTABLES OF THE HUNDRED
APPOINTED
ONCE A YEAR,
THEY WERE
USUALLY
WEALTHY
FARMERS.
GAINED LOCAL
STATUS, COULD
OF BEEN IN
ARMY/SHERIFFS
POSSE
PARISH CONSTABLES
1 YEAR OPPOINTMENT
ONE RESPONSIBLE MAN
MAKE SURE HE COULD SUPLY ARMY IF NEEDED
HE DID THIS JOB ALONG SIDE HIS NORMAL FULL TIME JOB