Reaching a Guilty Verdict Overview

OverviewMinor cases are dealt by? O Magistrates All other cases are referred by who? to

where? O Magistrates to the Crown CourtOutline the ‘make up’ of a jury…O 12 ordinary members of the public. O Everyone over 18 ~ except prisoners, ex-

prisoners and those with mental illness. O Jurors are only paid expenses. O Allocated randomly to courtrooms and take

an oath to try the defendant fairly.

Can any juror be rejected? O Yes! Why?O Both the prosecution and the defence

have the right to reject jurors if they think they could be biased.

What is a Judge’s role in a Jury case?O After the jury has listened to all the

evidence, the judge instructs them on procedures and verdicts and the jury retires to reach a decision.

Jury’s have to come to a ………. DecisionO Majority

Prosecution’s job is?O To persuade a jury that a defendant

is guilty Defence?O To persuade that the defendant is

not guilty. However, many other factors may

influence this.

TASK ~ in small groups (2/3) create a mind map / spider diagram of the area of reaching a guilty verdict with relevant cases that you can remember / have learnt

O Persuading a juryO E…..of o…. of t……. – P & HO U.. of e…. W……… – CO E….. o. e…….. b..... R…. i…………. - P

O Witness appealO A………… of the ………….. - CO W………. C……….. – P & CO Effect of s……. and v………. on c…….. giving

evidence – R et alO Reaching a verdict

O S…….. and i……… on d……… m……. - HO M……… i……….. – AO M….….. i……….. – M