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Briefly outline where juries can be found and explain the selection and qualification procedures used in the jury system. Critically analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the system.
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James Bellis Juries Essay Juries have been used in our legal system for over a 1000 years and the independence of the jury was firmly established in BUSHELL'S CASE in 1670 a) Briefly outline where juries can be found and explain the selection and qualification procedures used in the jury system. b) Critically analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the system. a) In modern day English society only jury tries a small percentage of cases; this is because 97% of cases are heard in the magistrate's court where there are no requirements for a jury. There are juries used in the following courts: the crown court for criminal trials on indictment (e.g. murder, manslaughter or rape) to decide the verdict (guilty or not guilty) when the plea is not guilty a jury is not need and therefore only about 1% of criminal cases have a jury, in the high court for queens bench division...
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