Juries and Verdicts (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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NSW courts that conduct jury trials
NSW courts that conduct jury trials
District Court and Supreme Court (NOT Local Court)
Legislation governing NSW juries
Legislation governing NSW juries
Jury Act 1977 (NSW)
Number of people on a jury
Number of people on a jury
12 citizens
Name for a jury's decision
Name for a jury's decision
Verdict
Peremptory challenge
Peremptory challenge
Striking a juror without giving any reason
Challenge for cause
Challenge for cause
Striking juror for specific grounds (bias/ineligibility)
Minimum age for jury duty in NSW
Minimum age for jury duty in NSW
18 years or over
Hung jury
Hung jury
Jury unable to reach verdict; results in retrial
2006 NSW Act introducing majority verdicts
2006 NSW Act introducing majority verdicts
Jury Amendment (Verdicts) Act 2006 (NSW)
Majority verdict ratios in NSW
Majority verdict ratios in NSW
11-1 or 10-1