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SECTION A
MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN LEGAL SYSTEMS
This question is compulsory.
1. During jury selection, the prosecutor learns the following about the jurors: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• Barney has spent five years in prison.
• Sandie, a housewife, applies for exemption because she has the flu.
Two days into the trial, Justice King learns of the recent divorce between Kerwyn a juror, and
Ann, the defendant.
(a) Outline the reason why Justice King could dismiss Kerwyn as a juror.
[2 marks]
(b)(i) Explain whether the following persons could be disqualified from serving on the jury in
a named Commonwealth Caribbean state.
• Barney DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• Sandie
[4 marks]
(ii) Outline TWO disadvantages of a trial by jury.
[4 marks]
(c) Assess FOUR benefits of a trial by jury as against a trial by a single judge.
[15 marks]
Total 25 marks DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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