Jury duty UK

How many years have juries been used in the English Legal System?

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

• Over 1000 years

Where do we see them being used?

• Civil Cases

• Criminal cases

• Family division of the High Court

• All criminal and civil cases besides the slander and libel cases)

How much is the percentage of jury trials in the UK

• Less than 1%

• 5%

• 97%

How many cases with jury do we see around every year?

• 20000

• 10000

• 40000

• 300

How many members does juries usually have?

• 12

• 7

• 5

• 13

Prosecution has presented their case but according to the law the judge sees no case. He can instruct the jury to:

• Direct the jury to go for mojitos at the beach

• Direct the jury to acquit the defendant which is also called directed acquittal

• Tell the jury to find the defendant guilty

• He can disregard the jury and find the defendant guilty on his own

The role of the jury is to observe, listen and:

• Sentence the defendant

• Direct the judge on the sentencing

• Find the facts and decide the verdict

• Decide which law was broken and direct the judge on the sentencing

The Bushell case (1670) established what:

• That the judge has right to challenge the jury's decision

• That the judge has no right to challenge the jury's decision and accept it.

• That the jury must come to a unanimous decision.

• That the number of the jury must always be 12

What is a majority verdict?

• When the jury decides that they can choose not unanimous.

• When the clerk of the court instructs the jury that they are able to not vote unanimous.

• When the judge decides that the verdict is not sufficient and calls it off.

• When the judge instructs to avoid any further delays that a majority verdict can be decided by the jurors

Why was the majority verdict introduced?

• Because of the fear of intimidation or bribe

• Because of fear the fear for the lives of the jurors

• To avoid stalemates

• Because it was thought that acquittal rates were too high and majority decisions resulted in more convictions