Detailed guidance was given on directions when a jury are to be allowed to split up overnight after retiring using the court’s discretion under s43, including ‘1. That the jury must decide the case on the evidence and the arguments which they have seen and heard in court, and not on anything they may have seen or heard or may see or hear outside the court. And 2. That the evidence has been completed and that it would be wrong for any juror to seek for or to receive further evidence or information of any sort about the case . .’
Citations:
Gazette 10-Jan-1996, Ind Summary 22-Jan-1996, Times 06-Dec-1995, [1996] 2 Cr App R 514
Statutes:
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 43
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Hastings CACD 9-Dec-2003
At the start of the day after the jury retirement, one juror was late. The defendant complained that the jury had not all been present during the deliberations.
Held: There was no magic in any particular form of words. The jury should be clear . .
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.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.87496
