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How the jury committee are selected.
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THE JURY Jury can be defined as a body of people sworn to give verdict on the basis of evidence submitted in court. It is an important part of the modern English legal system to achieve justice and to decide innocence or guilt according to facts observed and presented. In this research, the main subject will be how the jury committee are selected, what is exactly the aim behind their presence in courtroom as well as to look at recent law reforms in relation to juries. The topics above will be presented in details, with some examples to support the argument that will include cases and statutes. SELECTION AND FUNCTIONS: Juries are selected at random from the electoral register, which include those registered to vote. The basic qualification for jury service is a simple age and residence qualification. "All registered as parliamentary or local government electors who have been resident in the...
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