PSY328H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Direct Examination, Redirect Examination, Peremptory Challenge
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Used in both criminal and civil cases but in civil right to jury not in charter and use has declined (not used at all in quebec civil law) Determine facts from evidence presented at trial and apply those facts to the law in order to reach a verdict. Canadian criminal jury always composed of 12 people. Verdicts rendered by community members so believed to have greater legitimacy and public acceptance. Conflicts between the jurors" sense of justice and the law. Krieger charged with growing and distributing marijuana (used because had ms) trial judge instructed jurors to return with verdict of guilty; supreme court ruled that trial judge had usurped jury"s function and conviction overturned. Unlike in canada, us juries have right to nullify law (but court not obligated to inform them) Research suggests nullification instructions might exacerbate emotional biases in some cases.
