Lord Parker CJ said: ‘It has always been a very strict rule of this court that no evidence whatever must be introduced after the jury have retired.’
Lord Parker CJ
[1968] 1 WLR 344, [1966] 50 CAR 18
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Owen CCA 1952
The trial judge allowed a doctor who had already given evidence in the case, to be recalled to give evidence in answer to a question raised by the jury after its retirement.
Held: The conviction was quashed: ‘ . . Once the summing up is . .
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Karakaya CACD 16-Feb-2005
No Internet Research for juror
After conclusion of the trial, the jury bailiff discovered notes in the jury room which indictated that the jury, after they had retired for their verdict, had read and discussed notes obtained by a juror from the Internet relating to the case.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 20 December 2021; Ref: scu.223466
