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Explain How Jurors Are Chosen For Jury Duty?
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EXPLAIN HOW JURORS ARE CHOSEN FOR JURY DUTY? Juries are used to help deal with criminal proceedings in the Crown Court. They consist of 12 adults who decide on the facts of a criminal case and on the guilt or innocence of someone who has been charged with a criminal offence. Juries are chosen at random from the local Electoral Register. They must be between 18 and 70 and have lived in the United Kingdom for the previous 5 years from the age of 13. There are certain categories of people who cannot be selected. These include * Judges * Magistrates * Solicitors * Barristers * Ministers of religion * Prisoners * MPs * Members of the armed forces * Members of the medical profession * Police and probation officers * Anyone on bail or who has been on probation within the last five years * Anyone sentenced to prison, detention centre,...
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