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jaysay 18-06-2009 11:19
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Legal history has been made with the court of appeal ruling that for the first time in Englandand and Wales a trial can be held without a jury. Its the case of 4 men accused of an Armed Robbery at Heathrow Airport. The judge said there was a significant danger of jury tampering, one judge will site alone to hear the case

Tealeaf 18-06-2009 11:23
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 722724)
.... The judge said there was a significant danger of jury tampering, one judge will site alone to hear the case
Do you mean sit or ****e?

derekgas 18-06-2009 11:24
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Not sure I would agree with this, it is much easier to 'tamper' with one person, than with a whole jury numbering twelve people!

Tealeaf 18-06-2009 11:27
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Originally Posted by derekgas (Post 722726)
Not sure I would agree with this, it is much easier to 'tamper' with one person, than with a whole jury numbering twelve people!
That's why the majority verdict of 10-2 was introduced some years ago, replacing the requirement for all twelve jurors to agree on guilt.

Eric 18-06-2009 15:34
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Isn't it up to the accused to elect whether he is tried by a jury or by a judge alone?

jaysay 18-06-2009 15:50
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 722725)
Do you mean sit or ****e?
Without the "e" Tealeaf:rolleyes:

jaysay 18-06-2009 15:53
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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 722796)
Isn't it up to the accused to elect whether he is tried by a jury or by a judge alone?
Not here Eric, you can chose trial by jury or by magistrate for some cases, its only a short time ago that legislation was past to allow no jury trials and its the first time its been used, think it was past in 2007

***Mr D*** 18-06-2009 15:58
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Sounds a bit dodgy to me.

How do we know the accused would be getting a fair trial.

accyman 18-06-2009 19:03
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i wonder how long it will be before tey start dragging people into court without a jury for mush lesser crimes

they could have still had a jury if teh jury was sat in another building watching by video link so they couldnt be seen

that way there would have at least been a jury where now it all depends on what side of teh bed a judge got out of that particular day

***Mr D*** 18-06-2009 23:32
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Originally Posted by accyman (Post 722864)
i wonder how long it will be before tey start dragging people into court without a jury for mush lesser crimes

they could have still had a jury if teh jury was sat in another building watching by video link so they couldnt be seen

that way there would have at least been a jury where now it all depends on what side of teh bed a judge got out of that particular day
Probably not to long.

True they could of had a jury by video link wonder why they chose not to have one at all.:confused:

accyman 19-06-2009 00:59
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no idea but i bet when found guilty which wont be a surprises verdict even if they were innocent teh case comes up before teh european courts as an unfair trial

unless its european law that you can be tried without a jury european law usually over rides english law

steeljack 19-06-2009 03:30
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maybe its just what the UK needs , a few modern day Judge Jeffreys, someone who doesn't take any crap . :D :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Jeffries

SPUGGIE J 19-06-2009 04:59
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 722984)
maybe its just what the UK needs , a few modern day Judge Jeffreys, someone who doesn't take any crap . :D :D

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

How long before we end up with a legal system like that the comic 2000AD had with Judge Dredd?

jaysay 19-06-2009 09:15
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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 722986)
How long before we end up with a legal system like that the comic 2000AD had with Judge Dredd?
He didn't take crap of any one:D

Tealeaf 19-06-2009 09:19
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 723021)
He didn't take crap of any one:D
Of or off..........?


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