THE JURY SYSTEM THE NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE JURY The jury system of a trial is an essential element of the democratic process. It attempts to secure fairness in the justice system. Traditionally‚ the jury system has been viewed as a cornerstone of common law procedure. However‚ the use of the system of trial by jury is on the decline. Today‚ its use differs‚ depending on whether (a) it is a civil or criminal matter‚ and (b) in criminal matters‚ whether it is a summary or an indictable
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Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant is determined by a jury. It is opposed to bench trial that all final judgments are made by a judge. In Hong Kong‚ as it is under the common law system‚ jury trials are used in serious criminal cases and also some civil cases‚ like murder‚ manslaughter‚ rape‚ civil fraud and defamation cases etc. In addition‚ the jury is formed by a group of eligible citizens which is selected by local population. The criteria for
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Jury Nullification Paper Will Rosales CJA/344 April 30‚ 2014 Timothy Hall Jury Nullification Paper In our society‚ ethnicity does have major effects on our judicial practices and courtroom proceedings do to The Sentencing Project research. It has also affected several different places where we live. For example‚ Poverty stricken areas has more of a possibility to experience much more crime than a place that is more fruitful employment and has maintained wealth. The issues with both class and
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With 35 girls and only one prince‚ the Selection could be the opportunity of a lifetime for one very special girl‚ but the battle is fierce and the competitors are ruthless. If the stress of the Selection doesn’t get you first‚ the girls will. The Selection is an aggressive battle for the prince’s heart and the queen’s crown‚ and it is every girl’s dream to be in it. America Singer is a free-spirited-high-tempered ginger in the running for the Selection‚ and seemingly the only girl in her country
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in 2006 with the Krieger case. Krieger suffers from a disease and by law is granted the use of marijuana as a treatment. However‚ Krieger organized a club to help others with the same problem by giving away the marijuana to the ‘customers’. The court saw this as a form of trafficking and thus charged him afterwards. The jury found it was hard to convict the man because of his good intentions but the judge at trial clearly stated “retire to the jury room to consider what I have said‚ appoint one
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The jury system gives us many advantages in the role it plays in the court room‚ one of the many advantages is that it allows the jury to have a cross section of many different types of 12 people giving us an answer that is agreed amongst everyone. The way the jury system works is that as the jurors are summoned through the electoral roll‚ then will receive a questionnaire through the mail which will allow the final 12 jurors to be selected. Through this method‚ it allows a variety of different types
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Punishment and Sentencing Paper CJA/224 Garrett LeGrange September 17‚ 2010 There are many different philosophies that are in use in the court systems when determining what sort of punishment will be imposed on someone who is found guilty of committing a crime. These philosophies are in use in both the adult courts and juvenile courts. The juvenile court system is similar to the adult courts‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both court systems try and keep crime from happening and
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Shirley A. Hicks Criminal Justice Individual Project Unit 4 1. Due process of law Is a basic‚ constitutional guarantee that every one legal proceedings are going to be honest which nobody are going to be given notice of the proceedings and a chance to be detected before the govt. acts to require away one’s life. liberty‚ or property. Conjointly a constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable‚ arbitrary‚ or capricious. The Fifth Amendment It implies
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A sentencing model simply consists of the method by which punishment is awarded (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). A century ago‚ judges had significantly more influence in imposing sentences‚ which typically included fines‚ probation‚ and set times of incarceration known as “flat time” sentences (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). After the 19th century‚ America made changes to it’s sentencing model and implemented “indeterminate sentences” (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). Based on state statute‚ judges
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The argument of sentencing juveniles for heinous crimes has been an issue for many years. Some believe that the sentencing of juveniles sufficient in trying to rehabilitate them and some feel sentencing is insufficient. Some crimes‚ like murder‚ are so heinous that no matter what the person’s age is that they deserve to lose their freedom. It is believed that juveniles are not ready to take the blame for their actions like an adult would because they are not mentally able to handle the judicial
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