You the Jury – Casebook 6 (02/11/2020)

Description

Over the course of the day we will be considering two different real-life cases of murder which occurred in England between 1900-1975. Participants will be expected to listen to the evidence, making notes as they go, then discuss the case and attempt to reach a verdict based on what they have heard. No advance reading or knowledge of the English judicial system is needed. The cases chosen for your consideration will not be revealed in advance and, just as in the real Jury Room, everyone will be requested to switch off all electronic devices and put aside any pre-conceived ideas they may have, if they do happen to have heard or read anything about either of these cases previously. The cases have been selected with an eye to the insight they can give us on various aspects of our judicial system and social history and, at the end of the day, the verdicts reached by the original juries will of course be revealed.

No advance preparation is required, but students will find a pen, a notebook and an open mind invaluable. Although these are all real cases, no distressing crime scene photographs will be used.