CRM 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Henry Morgentaler, Sany, Jury Nullification
3 Mar 2014
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Eligible for jury duty: reside in ontario, canadian citizen, over 18 years old. Juries are just expected to say guilty or not guilty, no explanation needed. Jurors cannot talk about discussions in the deliberation room it is illegal. (security, to protect the jurors from the worry) Judge will explain burden of proof, factors to look at when assessing guilty, explaining central elements of the case, etc. Toronto, for example, is very multi-cultural: the jurors will not look like, speak like, act like, or live in similar conditions as the accused. Potential jurors: there is a pool that they will pick from (weed out those with hardship) Challenge for cause : in particular, black accused were saying in particular that discrimination would impact the decision. What if they say yes just to get out of jury duty. What if they no just to escape criticism of onlookers. Challenge of cause for cases with lots of media attention (ex: rafferty case)
