UK Jurors jailed for contempt of court over internet use

UK Jurors jailed for contempt of court over internet use Jul 31, 2013 11:33:54 GMT

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Post by ShivaTD on Jul 31, 2013 11:33:54 GMT

Should a person sitting on a jury be prohibited from researching the case or be prejudicial prior to the completion of the case? Absolutely!

I'm surprised that the person expressing prejudice related to the case of possible pedophilia was even allowed on the jury. A member of a jury should not have prejudice prior to all of the evidence being presented and it is obvious that this member of the jury was prejudicial before even hearing the case.

Researching a case in the internet by a jury member will create prejudice based upon opinions expressed in the media generally based upon inadmissible hearsay. There are "rules of evidence" in a criminal case for a reason but the media has no obligation to follow these rules.

It's not like these two individuals weren't informed of the fact that they couldn't comment on the case or research it on the internet and, if the facts as reported are correct, they should be found guilty of contempt of court.

UK Jurors jailed for contempt of court over internet use

Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2013 15:53:30 GMT

Post by ShivaTD on Jul 31, 2013 11:33:54 GMT