PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes -Crown Attorney, Hung Jury, External Validity
16 Dec 2012
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Summery convictions: minor offences which are less than six months (but some offences can be 18 months) or have a fine of less than , cannot ask for a jury. Hybrid offences: cross between summery and indictable offences, crown attorney will decide if the case will be indictable or summery. The prospective jurors receive a jury summons - a court order that states a time and place to go for jury duty. Juror summons will not guarantee a spot s a jury, just means you are expected to show up, if you ignore, then you will get a legal penalty like a fine or jail time. Canadian lawyers have limited information on prospective jurors and cannot ask them questions to gain more information about them, making it harder for them to cut out the jurors they do not want. If jurors are challenged, they can still be selected for other trials.
