“The government is to abandon a controversial proposal to use expert witnesses to brief juries on the ‘myths’ surrounding rape after judges warned the plan could lead to miscarriages of justice, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2007
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“Teenage vandals, bullies and binge drinkers are to have punishments decided by other youngsters in a pilot project to be launched later this year.”
BBC News, 12 September 2007
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“The attorney general has decided not to take action against a Muslim juror who allegedly listened to music during a murder trial.”
BBC News, 16th August 2007
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Whether jury can be trusted
“While facts were for the jury, coroners were entitled to consider whether it was safe to leave a particular verdict on the evidence to the jury.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
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“A restaurant owner accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that her remains had been put into kebabs will face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2007
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“A woman who was thrown off a murder trial jury for allegedly listening to an MP3 player while the accused was giving evidence appeared in court today.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2007
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“Three cases will ask if they have too much influence on decisions.”
The Times, 24th July 2007
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“Cherie Booth QC missed the first meeting of an inquiry into English prisons yesterday because she has been on jury service. Her stint in the jury room is believed to have included sitting on at least one case.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2007
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“The jury deliberating the cases of the alleged July 21 bomb plotters was today discharged after being unable to reach a verdict on the final two defendants.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2007
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“A woman juror has been arrested after she was allegedly caught listening to an MP3 player hidden beneath her hijab during a murder trial.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
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“A catastrophic failure by prosecutors prevented a jury in the Kiyan Prince murder trial hearing key evidence that the young footballer’s killer had allegedly threatened to stab a girl, according to a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two men – Patrick Smith and Joseph Merceica – have been cleared of luring a businesman into a trap and killing him, following the conclusion of their fourth trial.
The House of Lords had initially ordered the men’s retrial after a juror at their second trial complained of being ‘badgered and intimidated’ by other jurors into delivering a guilty verdict. So what are the rules of the jury room?”
BBC News, 18th June 2007
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“Jurors of all races are more lenient to ethnic minority defendants in court in an attempt to compensate for perceived bias in the criminal justice system, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 13th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Related link: Diversity and fairness in the jury system
“Juries in criminal trials are made up largely of higher earners and the middle classes, government research will reveal this week.”
Sunday Telegraph, 10th June 2007
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“Two convicted criminals who claim they were denied a fair trial because the juries which found them guilty included a police officer will take their case to Britain’s highest court next month. Their appeal to the House of Lords will be heard in July, along with a third case in which one of the jurors who delivered a guilty verdict was a lawyer working for the Crown Prosecution Service, which brought the prosecution.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2007
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“Research should be carried out into whether juries are prejudiced by media reports of criminal cases, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has said.”
BBC News, 25th May 2007
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“The judge in an Old Bailey terror trial which has lasted more than a year has said he will accept a majority verdict.”
BBC News, 20th April 2007
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“Less than six per cent of all rapes reported to the police result in conviction, and juries are often blamed for letting rapists walk free. So what’s it like to sit on a jury at a rape trial? An anonymous juror offers his unique insight.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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