PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Peremptory Challenge, Summary Offence, 18 Months

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Shelley Brown

Document Summary

Chapter 7 juries: fact finders: criminal cases are an act committed as found in the criminal code of conduct, civil cases involve a breach of contract or other (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s of (cid:862)har(cid:373)(cid:863) Cases heard by juries: summary offences, trial by judge alone, sentence fewer than 6 months or fine less than . If summarily proceeded, penalty is 6 or 18 months such as for sexual assault and would be heard by judge alone. Juries act: provincial and territorial legislation that outlines the eligibility criteria for jury service and how prospective jurors must be selected. Characteristics and responsibilities of juries in canada: representativeness: composition that represents the community in which crime occurred, randomly draw a name from that community. Impartiality: a characteristic of jurors who are unbiased: judge case solely on admissible evidence and ignore everything else such as ethnicity. Ignore any information heard in media that is not admissible evidence: no connection to defendant.