I Have To Do Jury Service Want Will I Have To Say When I Take The Oath

[Littlebull]

how many yards in a mile

[douglas9401]

1760

[Barmaid]

You can either swear the Oath or Affirm.

It is something like "I swear to faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence".

However, you do get to read it from a card.

[bert_h]

As far as I remember, in Scotland the foreman takes the oath on behalf of the jury, and the jury just nod in agreement.

[VHG]

>>>I swear to faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence.

Unless you are Jeffrey Archer of course.

[Canary42]

It's up to you - you either swear on a holy book of your choice, or give an atheist affirmation just reading from the card you are given.

Second answer 1,760.

[Peter Pedant]

And if historically you want to read how the Victorians got their knickers well and truly knotted, wiki Charles Bradlaugh -

he was an Anglican who wanted to affirm. - something like three bye elections and four years later....

[EDDIE51]

''If he's black he guilty!'' Oh sorry! that was Mississippi in the 1960s

[EDDIE51]

The oath is here, scroll down to UK
and every juror has to say it not just the foreman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juror's_oath