What is a jury? A jury is defined as a body of people (usually twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. A jury may not seem important‚ but a jury is a very important part of our court system. Information about juries can be found in Amendment 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution. Amendment 6 states that in all criminal prosecutions‚ the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial while Amendment 7 states that
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Race-Based Jury Nullification Abstract Internet research clearly showed a long history for jury nullification in the US. An explanation of jury nullification‚ and in particular race based jury nullification‚ is that it is a method whereby juries nullify unfair laws by declaring guilty defendants not guilty. Race based nullification is where a jury acquits and individual based on their race. This is commonly found in homogenous juries where there is little jury diversity. Past cases such as runaway
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level LAW Paper 2 Data Response Additional Materials: * 0 4 4 2 2 9 2 1 1 6 * 9084/02 October/November 2010 1 hour 30 minutes Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in
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Handout: The Jury System I. Development / History Frequently claimed that the right of a defendant to elect trial by jury is an ancient one‚ enshrined in Magna Carta. => In fact‚ there was no right to claim trial by jury until 1855. Administration of Justice Act 1855 => Allowed justices (with the consent of the accused) to try various petty thefts. The Summary Jurisdiction Act 1897 consolidated this earlier legislation‚ listing those indictable offences‚ which (with the defendant’s
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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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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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are present is in jury selection and within the jury itself. The process of jury selection is called voir dire (Starr & McCormick‚ pg. 21). However‚ it is not as much of a selection process as it is an elimination process‚ where potential jurors are dismissed for a variety of reasons (Politan‚ 2013). Although they are not always completely successful in their attempt‚ this is the courts way of trying to prevent a biased jury. The beginning of
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There is an ongoing debate pertaining to the introduction of professional jurors and keeping the current system in place. Those in favor of the implementation of a professional jury system argue that juries should be made up of people with in depth understanding of the laws and new technologies‚ they say that people bring their bias views into the courtroom and because both the defense and prosecution can dismiss a juror by challenges or cause they are able to stack the selection in their
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The jury system might be outliving its usefulness to society and the public because of its perceived time consumption and the tax dollars that are funneled into running juries. The jury system was instituted by the British government in 1846. These trials were often biased and were conducted with secrecy that was not open to the public. Later the constitution mandates the right of trial by jury for all civil cases‚ but included that they be “speedy‚ public‚ and fair” (Rottenerg 4) to ensure that
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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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