1. Juries & Jury Selection Part II
Law 12

2. Shape of the Class Image Big Idea Empanelling – selecting Jurors
Being on a jury
Activity – Create a Table
Question Simulation
Activity – Questioning & Selection
Exit Slip

3. Image
What are the advantages of a trial by jury? What are the advantages of a trial by judge?

4. Big Idea
What are some of the challenges in picking a jury?

5. Empanelling Process of selecting 12 jurors
Selection committee headed by Sheriff starts with citizens more for controversial
Names put in barrel at start of trial and citizens selected randomly
Judge can excuse any hardship cases, personal interest in case, or relationship with trial participant
Empanelling can take many days
Not appearing for jury duty, citizen can be issued a warrant and criminally charged
Companies have to provide time for jury duty

6. Hinton, AB
“Hinton sheriffs randomly round up shoppers as potential jurors” – CBC News 3/17/16

7. Jury Avoidance

8. Jury Duty Prohibited: 1. Discuss case except with other jurors
2. Follow media reports regarding case
3. Disclose information about jury discussions not revealed in open court
Most juries go home at end of day
Sequestered – during verdict deliberations or entire trial
Not a walk in the park – hard to pick juries because it can place hardship on people, most trials 15 to 20 days
Jury is housed and fed until end of trial and cannot communicate with anyone except other jurors
Prevent jurors from being influenced by outside interests

9. Activity -Table Using textbook starting at top of page 222 to page 223
Create a table: Example
Innocent until proven guilty

10. Why are there Challenges?
Crown and Defence want to win need citizens that are sympathetic to their case or at best neutral.
Want to eliminate any jurors might be hostile to their client.
Adversarial system.

11. Simulation Activity Scenario: Major Fraud
Accused on trial for bilking senior citizens of 500K using sophisticated Ponzi scheme
Accused is 54 year old Entrepreneur
Defence Council reviews jurors and picks one that would be more sympathetic to accused
Ask the Jurors if they have ever lost money in an investment.

12. Activity Students in pairs, review at scenario 4 from last class.
As the Defence, based on the 12 juror profiles provided in worksheets, i)What question would you ask potential jurors? ii) Explain which juror would you pick for your client’s trial
Reminder: Defence looks for jurors that are best sympathetic to the accuse, at least neutral, and worse eliminate potential jurors that are hostile.
Adverbial process
Page 22 top of page – questions and things crown and defence have to take into consideration when electing a juror
i.e. value system
i.e. older male, feminisiat, older female, bachelor, view the accused in an onscenity case
Ethnicity, age, financial situation, religion,occupation, sexual orientation,intelligence, gender all things crown and defence has to looki into

13. Exit Slip What are some of the challenges in picking a jury?
Next Class Homework: PP# Evidence Part I