​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Jury


A jury is a group of citizens, usually consisting of 12 jurors, selected to determine the facts of a case and deliver a verdict. Juries are most commonly used in serious criminal trials in the Crown Court, but they may also appear in certain civil cases and inquests.


The judge directs the jury on the law and summarizes the evidence, but the jury alone decides the facts. They must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt before convicting a defendant in criminal cases. While verdicts are ideally unanimous, majority verdicts may be accepted if agreement cannot be reached after sufficient deliberation. The jury system is a cornerstone of participatory justice.