England Scrapping Jury Trials?

About this episode

The episode discusses England's proposal to eliminate jury trials for minor and mid-tier crimes.

Send us Fan Mail s England getting rid of jury trials? Yes. According to a plan put forward by justice minister David Lammy, England will no longer allow accused to have a trial by a jury of their peers for minor and mid-tier crimes. Supposedly this move is needed to clear backlogs and prevent more serious cases from being delayed by the less serious ones. strangely, the proposal would not apply to Scotland or Northern Ireland with no explanation given as to why. Critics, includin...

People in this episode

Host: Zach McCormick

Topics covered

• jury trials
• legal system
• criminal justice
• England
• backlogs
• minor crimes

Keywords

• jury trials
• David Lammy
• England
• criminal justice
• legal reforms
• backlogs
• minor crimes

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Places: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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