A judge had been entitled to continue a trial after one juror was discharged and there was nothing to suggest this had impacted on the fairness with which the remaining jurors had viewed the evidence. The jury had been placed under no pressure to return a verdict and had clearly taken care in analysing the evidence following a fair and balanced direction from the judge.
CHILD SEX OFFENCES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DEADLOCK DISCHARGE DISCHARGE OF JURY JURORS POSSIBLE EFFECT ON FAIRNESS OF JURY AFTER DISCHARGE OF JUROR SEXUAL OFFENCES SPEED OF JURY’S SHIFT FROM DEADLOCK TO REACHING VERDICTS VERDICTS
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