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Trial by jury in civil cases In the past most civil cases were tried by juries, but trial in the civil system is now almost obsolete
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Assignment 7.14 a) Trial by jury in criminal cases They actually only operate in a minority of cases. The majority of criminal offences are summary only, these are the least serious and most commonly committed offences, for example; most road traffic offences. As a result, 95 per cent of criminal cases are heard in the magistrates' court, where juries have no role. Juries only decide cases heard in the Crown court. Even among the 5 per cent of cases heard there, in a high proportion of these the defendant will plead guilty, or there are cases where the judge directs the jury on what the law demands; therefore the jury makes no decision as they are not needed. They decide only around 1 per cent of criminal cases. Trial by jury in civil cases In the past most civil cases were tried by juries, but trial in the civil system is now almost obsolete....
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