Verdicts of a jury must be delivered in open court
Citations:
(1974) 60 Cr App R 108
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Turk (Deceased) v Regina CACD 6-Apr-2017
Defendant’s death stops trial immediately
At his trial for serious sexual offences, the jury passed a note to the judge saying that they had reached unanimous verdicts on several counts. The judge did not pass the note to counsel, but instead asked the jury to retire overnight to try again . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.581945