Juries have been regarded as the cornerstone of our criminal justice system in Australia since 1824 when juries were first introduced‚ however many argue they are an outdated form of determining the outcome of trials. Some of the reasons why juries are outdated are that jurors don’t realise how long some trials go for and there are too many complex documents to consider in coming up with a verdict of some trials. Another reason is the people that serve on juries are the least qualified people. Juries
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The Jury System The Jury System is a worldwide legal system aimed to determine the genuine facts of an issue in a lawsuit‚ however many individuals strongly oppose the efficiency and accurateness of the jury system‚ adopted by the English during the middle ages. The jury system exists to bring law to common sense and the through the judgement of the community‚ as well as considering the values and standards of the state. Nevertheless‚ there are current debates on whether the jury system should be
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Twelve people in a stuffy room have a heated discussion about the guilt or innocence of a defendant. The jury system dominates the processes in American criminal courts. Only unbiased citizens are allowed and chosen. In order to come to 12 jurors‚ the selection must be made partially among hundreds‚ sometimes reluctant citizens. I doubt that this U.S. jury system should be adopted. That system is outdated and the chance for misjudgment or verdict is high. Ordinary citizens with limited experience
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Eight‚ and Nine. The play is inspired by Reginald Rose’s own experience of jury duty on a manslaughter case in New York City. Reginald Rose was born in New York City on December 10‚ 1920 and he worked at a series of odd jobs‚ including a receiving clerk‚ window cleaner‚ and camp counselor He served in the U.S. Army in World War II‚ completing his tour of duty first lieutenant‚ he had been reluctant to serve on a jury‚ he wrote “the moment I walked into the court room…and found myself facing a
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Jury Trial Analysis Fenisa Robinson CJA-364 October 1‚ 2012 John Huskey Jury Trial Analysis In the United States of America‚ the criminal justice system is based on the adversarial system or common law system. An adversarial trial allows the accused or defendant to be given a fair chance to prove his or her innocence. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that the defendant is to be given a fair chance to oppose the prosecution‚ have witnesses to help with his or
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A person will qualify for jury service if they are aged between the ages of 18-70‚ they are on the electoral roll‚ and they have been a UK resident for 5+ years after the age of 13. However if a person has been imprisoned in the last 10 years they will be disqualified from jury service. If the sentence was for less than 5 years the individual will be disqualified for 10 years. If the sentence was for more than 5yrs the person will be disqualified for life. Juries are chosen by random selection
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Gentlemen of the jury‚ considering the evidence given before you‚ it would be immoral to let this murderer walk free. Mr bromden; a six foot eight‚ concrete build of a man‚ trained to kill‚ with a history of violence was a modern day con-man . A manipulative liar who faked his own deafness and dumbess to the authorities that swore to protect him for eight years. It is beyond reasonable doubt gentlemen of the jury‚ that this man had the capabilities and the disregard for the law to carry out such
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Analysis RUNAWAY JURY Georgina R. Legal Environment of Business BAD 2413 Mr. Jack Gazzo 10/28/2011 Runaway Jury is an American legal drama/thriller film from 2003. It was directed by Gary Fleder (Don’t Say a Word‚ The Express) and stars an all-star cast made up of John Cusack (The Thin Red Line‚ Being John Malkovich)‚ Gene Hackman (No Way Out‚ The Royal Tenenbaums)‚ Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer‚ Rain Man)‚ and Rachel Weisz (Enemy at the Gate‚ The Constant Gardener). Runaway Jury is a film
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Apprehension‚ deception‚ and uncertainty‚ these are all a part of The Runaway Jury. In this book‚ there is a trial‚ not just any ordinary trial‚ but a multi-million dollar trial between big tobacco companies and regular people claiming that lung cancer caused from cigarettes killed their spouses. Now it has turned into a huge legal battle in a small town. I will be clarifying the conflict between Fitch and Easter‚ connecting the trial to the master settlement agreement and predicting the outcome
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The Jury System: A History Thomas Jefferson describes the jury as “the only anchor ever yet imagined by man‚ by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.”( Dialogue on the American Jury: We The People in Action‚ 1) The purpose of juries is to ensure that no government is able to convict innocent people‚ or to give unreasonably cruel punishment. Although the juries we see today are very different from the first juries‚ they have always served the same purpose‚ to keep
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