and

Unauthorised

for the search of criminal

was allowed on a large basis in Northamptonshire by the

. While disqualified, it's an

to serve on an

and it was claimed that the

was only doing their duty by checking for

by Lawton LJ. If there were no disqualifying convictions, there's no reason for these to not get passed onto the

. This could be used in deciding to

indiviual jurors.

Criminal juries decides the innocence or

of the defendant in the

court after the judge decides on the

and explains to them what law should be

and what is going on.

On the other hand, civil juries decide on the liability mainly in

cases in the

court and the

bench division of the

court.

It’s not often that civil juries sit on a

case because they usually have

that understand the law.

To become an jury member, an individual must be between the ages of 18 and

, be a resident in the UK

years prior to being selected and they must be

to vote.

Anyone with serious and or

convictions aren’t allowed to vote for at least

years as well as those who have

time in a prison or is ordered to serve

in

, has suspended prison

or are doing community

. Those currently on bail are also

.

is the maximum fine a disqualified person can receive if they

to

that fact and turns up to jury

because it’s an

.

The criminal justice act

defines a mentally disordered person as a person who

or has suffered from mental

, psychopathic

, mental handicap/

mental handicap and on the

that either the person is a resident in a

or similar institution or regularly attends for

by a medical

or a person presently under

under part

of the mental health act 1983.

A person who, under part 7 of that act has been determined by a

to be incapable of

his/her property and

is also disqualified from serving on

.

However, this has been criticized for being too

as it does not distinguish between someone who is receiving treatment from a gp for

depression and those sectioned under the mental health act

. This means that the criminal justice act

may have to be

in the near future in order to coordinate with the

act 1974.

The names of candidates are

selected according to the area that the

covers from the

through a computer. The trials will be covered over a

period and if you can’t do it then you have to

it.

. If the trial lasts for

than two weeks, you’re informed and can

to serve. The number that needs to be selected varies with the number of

in the areas. With a city the size of bristol, a potential

juries could be selected. Everyone

will serve however this is far more than needed; Only

jurors sit on a case at a time and some of those summoned will be disqualified,

,

, discharged or challenged.