Majority Verdicts
Author | : New South Wales. Law Reform Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0734726198 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780734726193 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book Majority Verdicts written by New South Wales. Law Reform Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.