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They decide the outcome of an accused person’s trial and even the rest of their life, and many of them are just normal everyday people. How would you feel if you were standing trial in front twelve people who were just like yourself? The ‘Jury System’ is a very important part of the Australian Legal System; it is generally made up of twelve jurors who are chosen randomly from the general public. The juror’s role is to make the most important decision in any court case: whether or not the accused is guilty as charged (or in civil cases who is at fault) (Supreme Court Library 2003). The Australian jury system is based on the English jury system, which is inturn with the fact that we are descendants of the British. In obtaining an English style jury, we also inherited their analysis on the nature of the jury system. But the question here is whether or not the ‘accused’ people receive justice through the Australian jury system? The Australian jury system is not a fair and just system, in which accused people should be trialed under because there are many gaps which can cause an innocent person to be convicted for a crime they did not commit. This system may have been fair and just many years ago but with advancing technologies and harder cases to fight it is not as effective today. Juries are a key part of our legal system. They comprise of men and women from the community, randomly selected from the electoral rolls. Serving on a jury is a public duty for any citizen of our society—one that you are only rarely asked to perform (Supreme Court Library 2003). Their task is to assess the evidence that is produced and to decide matters either beyond reasonable doubt (criminal cases) or the balance of probabilities (civil cases) (Sheet).
Approximate Word count = 1139
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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