PSY 3173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Scientific Jury Selection, Indictable Offence, Summary Offence

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Cases heard by juries: there are 3 types of offences in canada, summary offences (tried by judge alone) Juries: the possession of marijuana, shoplifting, and minor crimes, they involve a sentence of less than 6 months in prison and a fine less than 2000$, most people who are convicted do not have jail time; If you committed a summary offence and you go to court, you don"t have the right to have a trial by jury - it"s only a judge. In ontario: you need to be 18 years old, you must be a canadian citizenship, you live in ontario, there"s a lot of criteria that you cannot be an eligible for jury: If you"re a judge: mental or physical disability; If you"ve been convicted of an indictable offence; In bc, full-time students and seniors are exempted. 12, but they need a pool of individuals. Jury summons are randomly sent to individuals randomly from a voter"s list;

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