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
Category: juries
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
Judge may sit alone in drugs case deemed too dangerous for a jury – The Times
“Prosecutors plan to apply this week to hold a major criminal trial without a jury for the first time. The step is being taken because of concerns that jurors assigned to the case – which involves members of an organised criminal network – would be vulnerable to intimidation or bribery.”
The Times, 11th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs’ anger over jury ban plans – BBC News
“Government plans to give the home secretary powers to remove juries from some inquests are ‘astonishing’, an influential group of MPs says.”
BBC News, 7th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Juror speaks out: ‘the court saw us as idiots’ – The Times
“In an unprecedented move, two jurors recently spoke out to condemn the conviction of Keran Henderson, a childminder, for the murder of 11-month-old Maeve Sheppard while in her care. Their comments, revealed by The Times, were made anonymously. Now, in an exclusive article, the foreman, a lecturer living in Berkshire, questions the practical workings of the jury system.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Is it possible for lawyers to find out what the jury’s really thinking? – The Independent
“US trial consultants are helping UK lawyers second-guess the jury. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, how much value can they add when jurors are protected by court rules?”
The Independent, 16th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jury picked for Suffolk murder trial – The Independent
“A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.”
The Independent, 15th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child-killer case to be examined after key witness adds to doubts – The Times
“The Attorney-General is to look into the case in which two jurors have questioned the conviction of a childminder for killing a baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors break silence to insist childminder did not kill baby – The Times
“Two jurors have spoken out to question the guilty verdict in a case last month in which a childminder was jailed for shaking a baby to death.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Foster – Times Law Reports
Regina v Foster
Regina v Newman
Regina v Kempster
Regina v Birmingham
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“There was no absolute obligation on a trial judge to leave an alternative lesser verdict for the jury to consider whenever the defence to the more serious charge on the indictment involved an admission of a lesser or different offence; sometimes it would be appropriate, but sometimes it would not.”
The Times, 10th December 2007
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.
R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham – WLR Daily
R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham [2007] EWCA Crim 2869
“Where the defendant admitted a lesser or different crime from that charged in the indictment it did not necessarily follow that the trial judge was obliged to leave the alternative verdict for a jury’s consideration; sometimes it would be appropriate, but sometimes it would not.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007
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.
R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham – WLR Daily
R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham [2007] EWCA Crim 2869
“Where the defendant admitted a lesser or different crime from that charged in the indictment it did not necessarily follow that the trial judge was obliged to leave the alternative verdict for a jury’s consideration; sometimes it would be appropriate, but sometimes it would not.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007
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.
Juries to be warned of rape victim “myth” – The Times
“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Verdict of the jury on the workings of the jury system – The Independent
“The jury system has long been lauded as the soundest means of securing a just verdict. But why, wonders Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, hasn’t anyone bothered to check?”
The Independent, 21st November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
