新西兰英语 146 Limit to Jury Trials
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The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, wants to limit trial by jury 1 to serious crimes. At the moment, anyone who is accused of a crime which could bring a sentence of three months in jail 2, can choose to have a jury trial. The problem is that this takes a long time. People waiting for their case to come up in the District Court are now waiting around 12 months while people waiting for a High Court case usually have to wait 18 months. Simon Power wants to change the law so that only those accused of a crime which brings a sentence of three years or more can choose trial by jury. More minor 3 crimes would be tried by a judge alone.
n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选
- These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
- The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。
n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留
- The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
- If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。