Juror escapes prosecution for posting court trial details on Facebook – Daily Telegraph
“A juror who faced jail after posting details of a trial on Facebook is to escape court action.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: juries
De Menezes coroner invites majority verdict – The Guardian
“The coroner in the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes today told the jury he would accept a majority verdict.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Doody – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where a defendant raised delay to undermine the credibility of a complainant in a rape case, an appropriate warning to the jury was necessary to ensure fairness to the complainant. ”
The Times, 26th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Juror dismissed from a trial after using Facebook to help make a decision – Daily Telegraph
“A juror has been dismissed from a trial after asking friends on Facebook to help make a decision.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women jurors think rape victims were ‘asking for it’, says Dame Helen Mirren – Daily Telegraph
“Women jurors are more likely to clear rape defendants because they believe the alleged victim is likely to have been ‘asking for it’, Dame Helen Mirren has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Stringfellow – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where the clerk of a crown court went wrong when he was taking the vote of the jury, it was better for counsel to interrupt and ask the clerk to start again, to avoid unnecessary excursions to the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Lord Chief Justice: internet generation could be unsuitable as jurors – The Times
“The internet generation is not used to listening for long periods and so could be unsuitable as jurors, the Lord Chief Justice has said.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Press Release: Solicitor General welcomes Court of Appeal Rape Judgment in R v Doody – Attorney General’s Office
” Solicitor General welcomes Court of Appeal Rape Judgment in R v Doody.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th October 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Regina v B and Others – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Where one of several defendants in the same criminal proceedings became mentally unfit to stand trial before a jury had been empanelled, there was nothing in principle to prevent the jury subsequently hearing the trial of all the defendants, although in the case of the unfit defendant the jury would now be looking only to whether he had committed the actus reus of the relevant offence.”
The Times, 8th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Police jurors are a threat to fair trials, senior judges warn – The Independent
“Police officers should not be allowed to sit on juries because of the danger they pose to the fairness of trials, senior members of the judiciary say.”
The Independent, 17th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Analysis: Mr Justice Calvert-Smith faced a difficult task – The Times
“The delicate task of keeping a jury on the road in a long-running trial requires a mix of firmness, diplomacy and hand-holding from judges.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R v B and others – WLR Daily
R v B and others: [2008] WLR (D) 296
“Where one of several defendants in the same criminal proceedings became unfit to stand trial before a jury had been empanelled there was nothing in principle to prevent a single empanelled jury subsequently proceeding to hear the trial of all the defendants, although in the case of the unfit defendant the jury would now be looking to the question whether he had committed the actus reus of the relevant offence.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Juror’s detective work ends trial – BBC News
“A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own investigation into the case.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Freeman; R v Crawford – WLR Daily
R v Freeman; R v Crawford [2008] EWCA Crim 1863; [2008] WLR (D) 287
“Some care was required in directing a jury when approaching the cross-admissibility of bad character evidence.”
WLR Daily, 11th August 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Fingers pulled from bag in court – BBC News
“A woman caused uproar in court when she pulled two fingers from her handbag claiming they had belonged to one of her six children.”
BBC News, 1st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When crime is used as an excuse – BBC News
“Three men who took part in the brutal murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terror trials ‘too long for jury’ – BBC News
“Jury trials in terrorist cases are under threat because they can take too long, president of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Igor Judge, has said.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Director of Public Prosecutions of the British Virgin Islands v Penn – WLR Daily
“Where a defendant had been convicted by a jury which had been empanelled from an array which did not meet the requirements laid down by statute his conviction should not be overturned and a retrial ordered unless the statutory language and intent so required or there was reason to think his trial had been unfair.”
WLR Daily 12th May 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Terror plot jury could sit for six months – Daily Telegraph
“A jury panel has been warned they could have to sit for up to six months as the case began of eight men accused of trying to blow up transatlantic airliners.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Why juries just can’t keep quiet – The Times
“Defence lawyers are concerned about the long-term effects of the publicity unhappy jurors are now being given.”
The Times, 18th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
