Juries in the criminal courts
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Juries play an important role in criminal cases in Crown Court, where 12 jurors listen to evidence and the judge's summing up before deciding in secret whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty by majority verdict to prevent jury interference.
Juries in the criminal courts
- 1. AO1 Marks : Juries Role in Criminal Cases
- 2. 12
- 10. AO1 Marks : Juries Role in Criminal Cases
- 11. 12 jurors in Crown Court for trials on indictment 12
- 12. Listen to evidence and judge's summing up
- 13. Jury trial less than 1% of criminal cases
- 15. Decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty
- 16. Do not give reasons for their decisions
- 17. Majority verdicts may be given ¨C introduced to prevent jury nobbling
- 18. Discussion takes place in secret