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Alan has received a jury summons from his local crown court but does not want to do jury service - What arguments would you use to convince Alan that it is important for ordinary people to be jurors in crown court trials?
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Alan has received a jury summons from his local crown court but does not want to do jury service. Section B: What arguments would you use to convince Alan that it is important for ordinary people to be jurors in crown court trials? In order to convince Alan that it is important for him to be a juror in a crown court trial, it would be made clear that he would be expected to decide the case based upon the facts put before him and not the law, it would be the judges place to guide Alan on points of law. Alan would be one of twelve jurors who are selected at random off the electoral register. He would be notified that it is his duty as a citizen of the United Kingdom to do this. And refusal without grounds is unacceptable and can be punishable by a prison sentence or...
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