Except with the authority of the trial judge during the trial, or of the court of appeal after the verdict, inquiries into jury deliberations are ‘forbidden territory’.
Judges:
Gage LJ
Citations:
[2007] 1 Cr App R 449
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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Criminal Practice
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.447479
