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. The power of the jury to acquit a defendant in defiance of the law and evidence indicating a guilty verdict is known as ____ __
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. According to s.69 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, as amended by the Defamation Act 2013, which cases are suitable for jury trial in the High Court?
Please select all that apply.

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. Section 17 of the Juries Act 1974 permits majority verdicts. Assuming a normal Crown Court jury of 12 people, what is the minimum number of jurors needed to agree on a guilty verdict?

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. If a juror uses the internet or other "extraneous" sources to research the case in which they are sitting, then what the potential legal implications?
Please select all that apply.

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. The rules on jury eligibility are set out in the ______ ___ ____ as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

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. Which of the following are ineligible for jury service?

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. Which of the following are criteria for jury service?
Please select all that apply.

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. What is the maximum age for jury service?

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. Which side can bring a challenge 'for cause' to a juror before a Crown Court trial?

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. Section 118 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 abolished _________ ________.

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. When should the Crown exercise its power to 'stand by' a juror?
Please select all that apply.

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. The US system of openly questioning the jury panel on a range of subjects is called ____ ____.

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. Other than checking to see whether a jury is disqualified on the basis of a criminal record, when might jury vetting be appropriate?
Please select all that apply.

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. When a defendant in a Crown Court trial is from an ethnic minority, they can insist that three members of the jury are also from an ethnic minority.

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. In his Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales, Sir Robin Auld recommended that provision should be made to enable ethnic minority representation on juries …

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. Which Act of Parliament introduced the possibility of judge-only trials following evidence of jury tampering?

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. What conditions must be met before a judge-only trial following jury tampering can be ordered?

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. When a trial judge decides that the conditions for a judge-only trial exist, he or she cannot then continue as the judge in that case.

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. In order to justify a judge-only trial, the charges faced by the defendant(s) and the intimidation faced by the juror(s) must both be 'serious'

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. The name given to judge-only courts in Northern Ireland from 1973 to 2007 was _______ ______.

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. Under s.43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, what were the condition(s) for a judge-only trial in serious fraud cases?
Please select all that apply.

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. The possibility of judge-only trials in serious fraud cases under s.43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 still exists, although it has never been used

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. In those jurisdictions where it is available, in which type of case might an accused opt for jury waiver?
Please select all that apply.

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. Jury waiver…
Please select all that apply.

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. When it is deemed 'necessary or expedient in the interests of justice, s.15A of the Juries Act 1974 allows a judge to order jurors to surrender their…

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. It is potentially a criminal offence for a juror to conduct their own research into an ongoing trial

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. It is potentially a criminal offence for a juror to share any of their research into an ongoing trial with another juror

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. It is potentially a criminal offence for a juror to comment about an ongoing trial on social media

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