Jury tampering is the crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition and/or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them
The means by which this crime could be perpetrated can include attempting to discredit potential jurors to ensure they will not be selected for duty. Once selected, jurors could be bribed or intimidated to act in a certain manner on duty. It could also involve making unauthorized contact with them for the purpose of introducing prohibited outside information and then arguing for a mistrial.
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This article about a criminal law topic is a stub. Embracery is the attempt to influence a Juror corruptly to give his Verdict in favour of one side or the other in a trial, by promise persuasions Witness tampering is harming or otherwise threatening a witness, hoping to influence his or her testimony. The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic