Juries

After the Norman Conquest in Britain, the concept of jury system were then imported, though in presence function were quite different compare to the early. The jury system is considered important in the English Legal system now, although only a small number of cases were used. It is absolute necessary role to ensuring the criminal justice system works for the advantage of the public rather than advantage of the unjust leader. In the trial process in England and Wales were involved. In the magistrates' courts, magistrates will decide whether the person is guilt or innocence. In the Crown Court, a jury consist of twelve ordinary layperson will determine the verdict.

Jury is function to collect the evidence and make up a mind on what the exact facts of the case are and what the case actually happened. The judges have to do his part by giving the direction to the jury on the related law and summarize the evidence before it is in order to reach the verdict. The judges then will call up the jury to reach a unanimous conclusion. The jury can request to gives a majority verdict which one person disagree or more either 10-2 or 11-1. If they reach a verdict in a reasonable time but could not come up with a unanimous conclusion then majority verdict will be granted. The judges will get an order of the court to discharge a jury if they are not able to arrive a majority decision and the re-trial will be perform.

There are two types of cases uses the jury system that is the civil and criminal cases. In civil cases, the jury is to decide the amount of money to be compensate or awarded from the damages. While in criminal cases, the defendant has a right to a trial by jury. Jury can try a case in Crown Court and if the defendant found not guilty, and the trial continue to proceed, the defendant then will be tried before a jury. Jury is to come up with a verdict to decide guilt or innocence without given a reason then judges will decide the suitable sentence. It is the jury