Category: juries

R v Foster; R v Newman; R v Kempster; R v Birmingham – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2007 in juries, law reports, verdicts by sally

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

Posted December 3rd, 2007 in juries, law reports, verdicts by sally

 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

Posted November 26th, 2007 in juries, news, rape, victims by sally

“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.”

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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

Posted November 21st, 2007 in juries, special report by sally

“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?”

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The Independent, 21st November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson

Posted November 8th, 2007 in juries, law reports, legal profession, police by sally

Appearance of bias with prosecutor on jury

Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson

House of Lords

“In certain circumstances, the inclusion of serving police officers and prosecuting lawyers on a jury might give the appearance that the defendant was not tried by an impartial and independent tribunal and therefore convictions might have to be quashed.”

The Times, 8th November 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.

Jurors consider De Menezes verdict – The Guardian

Posted November 1st, 2007 in firearms, health & safety, juries, news, police by sally

“A jury today (31 October) retired to consider its verdict in the trial of the Metropolitan police over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”

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The Guardian, 31st October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jury service: should the Government turn the clock back? – The Times

Posted October 25th, 2007 in juries, special report by sally

“Do people in the legal profession influence the juries on which they sit — and does having a police officer or lawyer make that jury less impartial?”

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The Times, 24th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Senior judge calls for trust in jury system – The Times

Posted October 25th, 2007 in juries, news by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge has called for judges and the legal system to place more trust in the common sense of juries.”

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The Times, 24th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Trusting the Jury – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted October 24th, 2007 in bad character, hearsay evidence, juries, speeches by sally

Trusting the Jury (PDF)

Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

The Criminal Bar Association Kalisher Lecture, 23rd October 2007.

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

R v Abdroikov; R v Green; R v Williamson – WLR Daily

Posted October 18th, 2007 in criminal procedure, juries, law reports by sally

R v Abdroikov; R v Green; R v Williamson [2007] UKHL 37

“The principle that justice should not only be done but should be seen to be done and that a defendant had a right to be tried by an independent and impartial tribunal might in certain circumstances be violated when a serving police officer or a lawyer employed by a prosecuting authority was a member of a jury.”

WLR Daily, 17th October 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.

Case quashed over lawyer on jury – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2007 in criminal procedure, juries, news, rape by sally

“Law lords have overturned the rape conviction of a man in what his defence team are claiming could be a landmark judgement.”

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BBC News, 17th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Diana inquest process begins at High Court – The Times

Posted September 28th, 2007 in inquests, juries, news by sally

“The process of selecting the jury for the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest got under way today as up to 200 potential jurors filed into the High Court.”

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The Times, 27th September 2007

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Ministers drop plan for experts to brief rape juries – The Guardian

Posted September 25th, 2007 in expert witnesses, juries, news, rape by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New “youth juries” to punish yobs – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2007 in juries, news, punishment, young offenders by sally

“Teenage vandals, bullies and binge drinkers are to have punishments decided by other youngsters in a pilot project to be launched later this year.”

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BBC News, 12 September 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Juror in the clear over MP3 claim – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2007 in contempt of court, juries, news by sally

“The attorney general has decided not to take action against a Muslim juror who allegedly listened to music during a murder trial.”

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BBC News, 16th August 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regina (Bennett) v. Inner South London Coroner, Officers A and B and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, interested parties – Times Law Reports

Posted August 13th, 2007 in coroners, juries, law reports by sally

Whether jury can be trusted

Regina (Bennett) v Inner South London Coroner, Officers A and B and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, interested parties

“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

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

‘Kebab’ murder trial jury fails to reach verdict – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2007 in juries, murder, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MP3 juror appears in court on contempt charge – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2007 in contempt of court, juries, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Should the police be reporting for jury duty? – The Times

Posted July 24th, 2007 in juries, news, police by sally

“Three cases will ask if they have too much influence on decisions.”

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The Times,  24th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jury service forces Cherie Booth to miss start of prisons inquiry- The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in juries, news, prisons by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk