Open Jury Trials最终表.pptVIP

——By Class2 Group7 The Defination of Jury Trials ★A jury trial is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is distinguished from a bench trial. Bench trials ☆A bench trial is a trial held before a judge sitting without a jury. The term is chiefly used in common law jurisdictions to describe exceptions from jury trial. What is Jury Trials？ What is Bench Trials？ Jury Trials VS. Bench Trials What conclusion can me make? Similarity: Both judges have the final say. Differences (the biggest) Bench trials: no jury Jury trials: have the jury The right of final decision The Roles of Jury Trials Listening Evaluating Deciding dispute evidence guilty or not Judge? actual penalty in accordance with the rules of law and their jury instructions the birthplace of modern jury system origin 12th century, HenryⅡtook a major step quite fuzzy not native; from Frank solved land disputes by using juries 1166,promulgated the spirit carats imperial edicts (克拉灵顿诏令) so-called the Grand Jury 12 jurors accuse + prove (the crimial facts) 1352, EdwardⅢ set another jury of 12 lay people Petit Jury the grand jury prosecution, (起诉) decide whether to complain to the suspect the petit jury trial,（审理） decide whether the defendant guilty the British jury system 1. co-existed for hundreds of years, 2. is one of the important characteristics of jury system 1948 abilished These juries differed from the modern sort by being self-informing， instead of getting information through a trial. now : 1.12 people between 18–70 years of age, selected at random from the register of voters Scots juries of 15 in criminal trials 2.differences among different offences 3.in the past, a unanimous verdict was required reach a verdict by a 10-2 majority a legal obligation Government ministers, senator, army officers, doctors, judges, lawyers, prosecutors,