QMC Criminology

AC2.5

Discuss the use of lay people in criminal cases

Introductory clip on the role of jurors

Juror who 'took his role too seriously and got carried away' is jailedJury foreman Lionel Tweed, 54, looked up information during a trial at Manchester Crown Court - then searched for whether he could be jailed for researching cases

Hanif v Khan (2007)

Further examination of Juries and the influence of internet and social media

Is the internet destroying juries?Juries are a fundamental pillar of our justice system. But many believe that jurors are now routinely accessing and distributing so much prejudicial information online, that the very integrity of the system is in danger

Facebook juror given eight monthsA woman who was serving on the jury at a drugs trial last year has been sent to prison for contacting one of the defendants on Facebook in the first case of its kind.

Juror's racist jokes denied Asian defendant a fair trialAn Asian man accused of fraud was denied a fair trial when the judge refused to discharge the jury after a juror admitted making racist jokes, the European court of human rights ruled yesterday.

R v Sanders - Case of jury prejudice

Dea-John Reid killing: I got no justice at trial, says motherThe teen who stabbed 14-year-old Dea-John Reid was convicted of manslaughter but cleared of murder.

Jury Tampering: The case of R v Twomey

Jury-free court case makes history in England:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8592505.stm

Life as a magistrate:

https://archive.voice-online.co.uk/article/what-it-be-magistrate

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