The Dwyer Trial: The jury: the most serious decision they will ever take

Complex and sometimes harrowing evidence, long hours of boring or difficult details and one person’s fate in your hands, performing a juror’s duties is no easy task

Graham Dwyer arriving at the Central Criminal Court in DublinCourtpix
Graham Dwyer arriving at the Central Criminal Court in DublinCourtpix

Given the fact that jury service is a legal obligation, everyone should be interested in what recent criminal trials, such as the Graham Dwyer case, tell us about the current state of the jury system.

For 12 persons to be sent to a room in order to decide if someone is guilty of murder or not amounts to one of the most serious decisions most ...