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Dexter St. Clair wrote:Who cops it when the judge notices we're trying to influence the jury?
Vinny the Mackem wrote:The jury have to decide on two outcomes, conviction or aquittal. There are two ways acquittal can be acheived, not guilty or not proven, but fundamentally, the jury are only really looking at conviction or acquittal.
So 8 people or more need to decide whether the case has been proved beyond reasonable doubt or not.
In terms of the not guilty/not proven, it could be a 4/4 split, it really doesn't matter, it would still be a majority in favour of an acquittal. The effect would be the same, with 7 for conviction, and 8 for acquittal. All the accused look for is for more people on the jury than not thinking the Crown cannot prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, and it matters not a jot how the acquittal verdict is made up.
hazy wrote:Here is a scenario. If some of the jurors hate the NOTW that much they , just out of spite return a not proven verdict. Laugh, I would pay my licence fee.
The Egg Man wrote:hazy wrote:Here is a scenario. If some of the jurors hate the NOTW that much they , just out of spite return a not proven verdict. Laugh, I would pay my licence fee.
Some folks think that's how Tommy won the original case.
Fat Cat wrote:The Egg Man wrote:hazy wrote:Here is a scenario. If some of the jurors hate the NOTW that much they , just out of spite return a not proven verdict. Laugh, I would pay my licence fee.
Some folks think that's how Tommy won the original case.
And to be honest, there's not a damn thing wrong with that ::):
scaryman2u wrote:Fat Cat wrote:The Egg Man wrote:hazy wrote:Here is a scenario. If some of the jurors hate the NOTW that much they , just out of spite return a not proven verdict. Laugh, I would pay my licence fee.
Some folks think that's how Tommy won the original case.
And to be honest, there's not a damn thing wrong with that ::):
Except that he is guilty 100% !
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