Jurors were fined both for disobedience to the orders of the judge and also for discussions by one of them about the case they were trying with an external party
Citations:
[1500] YBT 14 Hen 7 pl 4
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney General v Fraill and Another CACD 16-Jun-2011
Juror’s use of Facebook was contempt
The court considered whether a juror had committed contempt of court. She had communicated with a defendant via Facebook, despite explicit warnings not to use the internet.
Held: Both juror and defendant in the trial had committed contempt of . .
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Contempt of Court
Updated: 15 September 2022; Ref: scu.446110