Category: jury directions

Regina v Hobson – WLR Daily

Posted June 6th, 2013 in appeals, crime, evidence, jury directions, law reports by sally

Regina v Hobson [2013] EWCA Crim 819 ; [2013] WLR (D) 215

“Where specimen counts were charged but complainants described in their evidence particular incidents, the trial judge should direct the jury of the necessity to be sure that the offence had been committed on the same occasion, either on an occasion in the course of the unspecified pattern of offending, or on one of the particular occasions identified in the evidence.”

WLR Daily, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Verdict on juries: placing blind trust in them helps no one – The Guardian

Posted May 15th, 2013 in internet, juries, jury directions, news, statistics by sally

“Almost a quarter of jurors in England and Wales currently misunderstand the restrictions on internet use during a trial, according to research just published.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v D (P) – WLR Daily

Posted January 30th, 2012 in domestic violence, good character, jury directions, law reports, rape by sally

Regina v D (P) [2012] EWCA Crim 19; [2012] WLR (D) 10

“The fact that the effect of a good character direction might be undermined by the facts of a particular case provided no justification for a judge to decline to give any such direction.”

WLR Daily, 26th January 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Theodora Dallas: inside the jury room – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2012 in contempt of court, juries, jury directions, news by sally

“Yesterday’s judgment offers a rare insight into jury deliberations, revealing what Dallas told fellow jurors about her online research.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2012

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Are courts demanding too much from jurors? – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2011 in contempt of court, juries, jury directions, news, post-traumatic stress disorder by sally

“Psychologist calls for screening of jurors after two in three admit to feeling stressed and confused over judge’s directions.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge criticises CPS for prosecuting man for pictures available in bookshops – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 24th, 2011 in appeals, Crown Prosecution Service, indecent photographs of children, jury directions, news, publishing by sally

“A top judge has queried why a man was prosecuted for possessing ‘indecent’ images of children – when the photos were available for sale in a string of respectable mainstream bookshops.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge’s veiled criticism of Israeli actions in Gaza causes a legal dilemma – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2010 in criminal damage, defences, judges, judgments, jury directions, news, war crimes by sally

“As the legal establishment gears up for the new legal term starting at the end of next week, two of its leading figures must decide whether to do anything about a case that caused widespread concern during the summer.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v A and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in accomplices, appeals, joint enterprise, jury directions, law reports, murder by sally

Regina v A and others [2010] EWCA Crim 1622; [2010] WLR (D) 194

“Where a murder was committed by a number of defendants acting together recent authority did not establish that the secondary party’s foresight of the principal’s intention was never relevant.”

WLR Daily, 19th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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R v Carter (David) – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2010 in juries, jury directions, law reports by sally

R v Carter (David) [2010] WLR (D) 29

“Where a member of the jury had to be discharged, at whatever stage of the trial, there was no requirement that the remaining members of the jury be directed to ignore the views expressed on any subject by the departed juror.”

WLR Daily, 10th February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Regina v Stewart (James) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 20th, 2009 in alcoholism, diminished responsibility, jury directions, law reports by sally

Regina v Stewart (James)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Further guidance should be given to juries in murder trials as to the defence of diminished responsibility where the only basis for the alleged abnormality of mind arose from alcohol dependency syndrome without discernible brain damage.”

The Times, 20th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Billingham (Mark) Regina v Billingham (Justin) – Times Law Reports

Posted March 25th, 2009 in evidence, jury directions, law reports by sally

Regina v Billingham (Mark) Regina v Billingham (Justin)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“While the present Judicial Studies Board direction in respect of previous inconsistent statements required the jury to be sure that a previous statement exculpatory of a defendant was true, it was sufficient for the jury to conclude that it might be true.”

The Times, 25th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina v Cole – Times Law Reports

Posted March 16th, 2009 in bias, dangerous driving, jury directions, law reports by sally

Regina v Cole

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A trial judge’s attitude towards defence counsel, which included sending her a note headed ‘6 P’s’ with a list of words in bold underneath saying ‘Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance’ contributed towards preventing a defendant receiving a fair trial.”

The Times, 16th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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R (El-Kurd) v. Sakavickas and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 30th, 2007 in indictments, jury directions, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

R (El-Kurd) v. Sakavickas and another; R v. Rana Singh [2007] EWCA Crim 1888

“Where a judge had misdirected a jury owing to a defect in the indictment and the misdirection went to the heart of the issue between the defendant and the Crown, the conviction would be unsafe even if the indictment could have been amended so that the facts relied on would amount to the offence charged, and even where the case against the defendant was very strong.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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