Assignment 7.14
In this essay I will identify the different forms of jury trial and explain the disadvantages of jury trial.
The different forms of jury trial are in criminal and civil courts. In civil courts now very little cases are trialed by jury but examples of cases that would be are libel and slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and fraud. In criminal cases trial by jury is now confined to trials on indictment before a crown court therefore only a small amount are tried by jury. Also it is considered that the greater expense involved in holding a jury trial is justifiable for more serious offences.