Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe court backlogs may prompt change.
Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe court backlogs may prompt change.
By Alex Kozul-Wright and News Agencies
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The United Kingdom’s justice secretary, David Lammy, is limiting people’s right to a trial by jury in England and Wales. Under proposals he outlined in parliament on Tuesday, only defendants accused of rape, murder or manslaughter, or cases meeting a defined “public-interest” test, will undergo a jury trial.
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