- Seven jurors instead of twelve Archived Message
- Seven jurors instead of twelve - Mary April 30, 2020, 9:49 pm
- Yep. Could see that coming... nm - Der April 30, 2020, 11:03 pm
- More false guilty verdicts then - how much are they reducing sentences by? - walter April 30, 2020, 11:26 pm
- Re: Seven jurors instead of twelve - Mary May 1, 2020, 11:19 am
- Yep. Could see that coming... nm - Der April 30, 2020, 11:03 pm
Posted by Mary
on April 30, 2020, 9:49 pm
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Did you hear about Buckland's and Lord Burnett's proposals to reduce jury numbers? They slipped that through hoping nobody would notice, using the backlog in cases as the reason for the changes. 'Coronavirus: Juries could be cut from 12 members to seven to restart court trials amid mounting backlog Lord chief justice says ‘radical measures’ are necessary with more than 37,400 cases waiting to be heard https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-juries-court-trials-change-case-backlog-remote-video-a9492166.html |
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