Paper 1 - Legal System and Criminal Law (Juries)

True or false - Juries make decisions on fact, not law.

• True

• False

Draw the criminal court hierarchy and annotate it best you can.

Draw a jury in the court room

Where do we get rules and regulations around juries?

• Juries Act 1974

• Criminal Justice Act 2003

• Juries Act 2008

• Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

What's the minimum age you have to be to be a juror?

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

True or false - you have to be a resident for at least 6 years to be a juror.

• True

• False

Which of these can make you ineligible to be a juror?

• Deaf (incapable)/blind

• Mental disorder

• Lack of capacity to understand, retain or communicate a decision

Can you be granted discretionary excusal from jury service if you give a good reason?

• Yes

• No

How are juries selected?

Give an advantage to using juries in criminal cases.