“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
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“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
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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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