A departure from a Watson direction will not necessarily make a jury verdict unsafe.
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Crim 1772
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Watson CACD 1988
The court indicated how a jury might be directed in the event of an apparent deadlock, given two public interests which tend to pull in opposite directions: (i) the imperative that a jury should be put under no pressure; and (ii) the desirability of . .
Cited by:
Cited – Morrison v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police CA 17-Feb-2003
The claimant sought damages from the police for the manner of her arrest. At the civil trial, the jury had been undecided, and the court directed the jury as to resolution. The respondents appealed saying that the judge had put too much pressure on . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.154646
