PSY328H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Publication Ban, Closing Argument, Penrod
Document Summary
Forensic and legal psychology - chapter 7: jury selection. In canada, juries are used in both criminal and civil cases. In criminal cases the right to trial by jury was carried from england to na in the mid- 1700s, and is preserved in the charters of rights and freedoms (11d and 11f) In civil trials which involve a dispute between private parties (individuals or corporations) and not to the state, the right to a jury is not specifically preserved. Civil juries are not used at all in quebec"s civil law system. The canadian criminal code divides offenses into 3 categories. Summary offences the least serious offences, tried in a lower court by a judge alone, the accused has no right to a jury trial (e. g. disturbing piece, solicitation of prostitution, assault) Punishable by no more than 6 months in jail. For certain summary offences like assault with a weapon, maximum sentence can be 18 months.
