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A coroner must summon a jury for an inquest if the death was not a result of natural causes and occurred when the deceased was in state custody (for example in prison, police custody, or whilst detained under the Mental Health Act 1983); or if it was the result of an act or omission of a police officer; or if it was a result of a notifiable accident, poisoning or disease. [5]
Text of the Treasure Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Treasure Act 1996 is a UK Act of Parliament , defining which objects are classified as treasure, legally obliging the finder to report their find.
Magistrates have the power to send any offence triable either way to the Crown Court but, even if they elect to try the case themselves, the accused retains the right to elect for a Crown Court trial with a jury. [5] Summary offences are tried by magistrates and there is no right of Crown Court trial by jury. During the 21st century some ...
Some states have rejected the American common law and hold that treasure trove belongs to the owner of the property in which the treasure trove was found. These courts reason that the American common law rule encourages trespass. Under the traditional English common law, treasure trove belongs to the Crown, though the finder may be paid a reward.
A jury was seated Wednesday in former Marine Daniel Penny’s subway chokehold trial — with the majority of jurors saying they’ve had first-hand experience with someone acting erratically on ...
This category is for articles about objects and hoards of objects that have been legally determined to be treasure trove. Treasure that has been found at sea is not dealt with by the law of treasure trove, but by the law of salvage which is a branch of admiralty law .
The Juries Act 1974 [1] (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.According to its long title, the purpose of the act is "to consolidate certain enactments relating to juries, jurors and jury service with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949."
The jury, in Delaware, agreed with Apple that previous iterations of Masimo's W1 and Freedom watches and chargers willfully violated Apple's patent rights in smartwatch designs.