A company was charged with causing a contamination of the water over a large area, and the jury was drawn from that same area, and therefore might contain members who had drunk the water alleged to have been contaminated. The issues surrounding the impartiality of a jury were different from those about a judge. They were selected at random from a wide area. It was fallacious to view them as potential complainants.
Citations:
Times 09-May-2000
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Criminal Practice, Human Rights, Scotland
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.79701
