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The jury system or right to a trial by jury is often described as the ‘jewel in the crown’ or the ‘corner-stone’ of the British criminal justice system
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Jury System The jury system is often described as the 'jewel in the crown' or the 'corner-stone' of the British criminal justice system1 Juries are used in both criminal and civil cases and the law concerning juries is consolidated in the Juries Act 19742 A jury is defined as a body of persons convened by process of law to represent the public at a trial or inquest and to discharge upon oath or affirmation defined public duties.3 The jury's duty is to return verdicts upon issues joined in courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction or findings of fact at coroners' courts. The role of the jury is four-fold: - to weigh up the evidence and decide what the true facts of the case are, to listen to the directions of the judge as to the relevant law and then apply the law to the facts before reaching a verdict. Trial juries...
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