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Report 111 (2005) - Majority verdicts


Index

Updates and background for this project (Digest)

Commonwealth Constitution ... 1.6, 2.8, 3.17

Deliberation

    advice on structuring ... .4.47-4.49
    pre-deliberation discussions ... 4.43-4.46
    studies into ... .2.25-2.54
    styles ... 2.31-2.32

Hung juries
    incidence in NSW ... .2.2-2.4
    incidence in other jurisdictions ... 2.18-2.21
    instructions given to ... 4.53-4.58
    nature of ... 1.1
    notable instances of ... 1.16-1.20
    predictive factors ... .2.5-2.7
    strategies to reduce incidence of ... 4.3-4.64
    studies into ... .2.41-2.46
Juries
    access to transcripts ... 4.41-4.42
    comprehension ... 4.18-4.19
    deliberation studies ... 2.25-2.46
    foreperson selection ... 4.49-4.52
    information needs ... 4.17-4.58
    instructions to ... 4.25-4.40
    need for further research ... 4.59-4.64
    note taking and question asking ... 4.20-4.24
    satisfaction levels ... .2.39-2.40
    secrecy requirements ... 1.11-1.15
Jury trials
    incidence of ... 1.6-1.8
    procedure in ... 1.9-1.10, 4.9-4.16
Majority verdicts
    advantages of ... 3.31-3.35
    calls for ... 1.24-1.28
    disadvantages of ... .3.36-3.41
    effect on jury deliberations ... 2.34-2.38
    jurisdictions with ... 2.10-2.13, 2.15-2.17
Rogue jurors ... 1.16, 1.21-1.23, 2.13, 3.20-3.22, 3.33, 3.39, 3.45-3.47, 4.8

Terms of Reference ... 1.29

Unanimity

    advantages of ... 3.3-3.18
    calls for reform ... 1.24-1.28
    disadvantages of ... 3.19-3.30
    effect on jury deliberations ... .2.34-2.38
    in other jurisdictions ... 2.8-2.9, 2.13-2.14
    legal basis for ... 1.4-1.5




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