One or two of them said not guilty, not changing! The decision had to be unanimous (I donât know why? - Art?). Jury have to be seen to deliberate, Judge asked after 3 odd hours, howâs it going, jury said it was never going to be unanimousâŚthatâs it good luck.
Spot on. Thatâs how justice works. If anyone ever finds themselves in the dock be sure and make an intuitive connection with at least one member of the jury and youâre set
This was a UK trial so Iâd say it was up to the Tory judge to decide. If this case was proceeded before a less reactionary jurisdiction I have no doubt the right verdict would have been reached
The jury had been stuck together for 9 weeks. You really think they hadnât discussed the case and the issue of guilt or innocence and what they were going to do until the judge had finished charging them?
âThey havenât the first notion aboutâŚâ I think they do. The protests are not just because of this case⌠the complainant represented something so much more.
âWe are examining carefully every item of social media commentary which seeks to challenge the integrity of the juryâs full endorsement of our clientâs innocence.â