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Prospective jurors in George Floyd’s murder trial were sent a 16-page questionnaire asking how many times they watched the video of his death, it has been revealed. They were asked if they took part in Black Lives Matter protests in the questionnaire filed to Minnesota District Court Tuesday. Four former Minneapolis Police officers accused of … Read more
Jurors re-trace final steps made by teenager Louise Smith, 16, before she was ‘cruelly and brutally’ murdered in woods by her ‘predator’ uncle in ‘sexually motivated’ killing Jurors re-traced the final steps made by teenager Louise Smith before she died Taken into the woodland and shown the secluded spot where she was ‘lured to’ Louise … Read more
Courtrooms should return to physical sittings as soon as possible with jurors wearing face masks so that urgent cases can be heard, a former Supreme Court president said. Lady Hale argued her case for courts to convene physically rather than virtually during her contribution to the BBC’s Rethink set of talks about how the world … Read more
Jurors could take part in trials over ZOOM in bid to clear backlog of court cases caused by coronavirus lockdown Justice Secretary Robert Buckland wants to restart courts in England and Wales He is considering proposals for altering the way jury trials are conducted Proposals include judge only trials, a reduced jury of seven or … Read more
The SEVEN ladies and gentlemen of the jury: Justice Minister Chris Philip hints 12 jurors could be cut by five to ensure social distancing when courts return to tackle backlog of 37,000 cases Chris Philp was giving evidence to the Commons Justice Committee today He said the right to a jury trial would remain but … Read more
Judges told to stop using ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ because jurors don’t understand what it means and ask if they’re ‘satisfied that they are sure’ instead ‘Beyond reasonable doubt’ replaced by ‘satisfied that they are sure’ for jurors The move comes after concerns that jurors didn’t understand reasonable doubt The original phrase has been used in … Read more
PC Andrew Harper’s murder trial is stopped after three jurors go into self isolation with coronavirus Henry Long, 18, and two 17-year-olds are accused of killing Pc Andrew Harper The Thames Valley officer was dragged on the road for a mile, the court heard But today, the Old Bailey trial has been adjourned and jurors … Read more