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Explain why it has been proposed to restrict the use of juries in criminal cases.
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Law Exam Question Explain why it has been proposed to restrict the use of juries in criminal cases. The law on juries is found in the Juries Act 1974, little bits of various other statutes and cases decided by the courts. The function of the jury is to decide on matters of fact. They are mainly found in criminal trial in the Crown Court and their job is to listen to the evidence presented to the court and to decide who did what. The judge sums up the evidence at the end of the trial and explains what they have to decide. For example in an alleged assault, the judge might have to explain to the jury that they have to decide whether the defendant intended to hit the victim or whether the defendant was reckless as to whether the defendant would be stuck and that, in either case, their verdict should be...
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