a few nights ago I found myslef back there. circumabulating the exterior of the building on a sunny day. some children gamboled about. did not look at them closely. a woman was there. asking why I left her stranded there. She was wrathful. I did not leave her there. I reminisce about that vale. thinking of revisiting. in touch with mo whom i know from there.
No.
2. does article 6 of ECHR require juries to give reasons for their decisions?
No
3. what principle was established in bushell’s case?
juries can acquit despite judge telling them not to.
4. why is jury confidentiality thought to be important?
It vitiates the logic of bribing them.
5. is it an offence for a juror to tell a judge during the course of a trial about discussions in the jury room? is it an offence for a juror to tell someone else about discussions in the jury room during the trial?
No. Yes .
6. why was the juror in scotcher found guilty of contempt of court?
scotcher wrote to mother of defendant and revealed the deliberations of jurors.
7. what guidanc was given in R v Ford about the responsibility of the court for summoning multiracial juries?
There is none
8. what does cheryl thomas ‘ research say about all white juries and the appearance of fairness in criminal trials?
BAME people are adequately represented on juries. There is no racial discrimination.
9. in what circs would juror misuse of the internet interefere with due process ?
When he looked up past convictions.
10. in what circs and a trial be held in a crown court without a jury?
national security
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trial by jury often brings badly behaved citizens into the courtroom or gives a narrow group of so called representatives of the public a decisive voice in delivering justice
discuss this statement with reference to jury composition and recent cases on jury misbehaviour.
Crims excluded from juries. Badly behaved people are sometimes selected that is what random picking does. some well behaved people like lawyers and police officers are exempted and doctors and nurses can be excused. Yes the jury is decisive.
juries are people on the electoral register. they are often older and middle class. Cases of misbehaviour include being late, non appearance, chatting, falling asleep and totally misunderstanding the trial. soliciting or accepting bribes is not allowed.
juries used in crown court but not for all cases. 3% of cases have juries. juries are there so non lawyers are involved. meant to bolster public belief in the system. It means that justice is not just in the hands of officials.
jurors must be under 75. must be ordinarily resident in the UK for 5 years. mentally ill excluded . jury biased towards police. R v abdroikof. R v Green. R v Williamson. Hanif v UK
AG v Dallas juror contempt of court for internet search. AG v Davey and Ag V bEARD – interent search and tweeting into about jury
Conclusion – jurors are sometimes bad. No other to include public. impossible to exclude all bad jurors.
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