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Can I challenge a juror?
It is a common feature of American courtroom drama that a defence attorney moves to remove a juror that they do not like the look of. Many clients wonder whether the same type of challenge can take place in an English courtroom. The Jury Pool In some circumstances there can be a challenge to the entire jury pool. This can happen in cases where local emotion is running so high that it would not...Read More
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Jury Trials: What are they? How do they work?
We talk a lot in this country about the benefits of a jury trial, and how leaving the decision in the hands of 12 people, chosen at random, is the fairest way of securing justice, but how does a jury decide? There is a lot that we do not know Ironically, the process of how a jury reaches its decision is unknown as laws prevent us examining jury decisions and questioning them on their...Read More
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