THE JURY SYSTEM
SEARCH FOR ECONOMY REDUCING PANELS SUGGESTED The Victorian Attorney-General, Mr. Monzies, is reviewing the jury system to see if economies can bo introduced. Most civil cases, he points out, are tried by either four or six jurors. There is a suggestion that juries empanelled for criminal cases might consist of less than 12 jurors. If this could be dono without causing injustice, says Mr. Menzies, there would bo a substantial snving. Last year £14,528 was paid in jurors' fees in Victoria.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21250, 2 August 1932, Page 12
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84THE JURY SYSTEM New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21250, 2 August 1932, Page 12
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