Jurors were not to be questioned individually as to on their capacity to continue. Any questions must be put through the foreman, while the whole jury was in open court. It is an irregularity to question individual jurors in the absence of the others about their ability to bring in a true verdict according to the evidence.
Citations:
Times 09-Jun-1993, Gazette 08-Sep-1993, [1994] 1 WLR 108, [1994] 98 Cr App R 185
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Smith, Regina v Mercieca HL 16-Feb-2005
A member of the jury wrote to the judge saying that other members were failing to discharge their duties properly. Smith took a tactical decision not to seek a retrial. The judge saw counsel in chambers, after which the jury were reminded of their . .
Cited – Regina v Tantram; Regina v Bibby etc CACD 24-May-2001
The defendants appealed against their convictions for conspiracy in have combined to put into the human food chain poultry meat which had been condemned as unfit. The jury after retiremen had indicated that they had reached agreement on some . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.87498