Prospective jurors in George Floyd’s murder trial were sent a 16-page questionnaire asking how many times they watched the video of his death, it has been revealed. They were asked if they took part in Black Lives Matter protests in the questionnaire filed to Minnesota District Court Tuesday. Four former Minneapolis Police officers accused of … Read more
Courtrooms should return to physical sittings as soon as possible with jurors wearing face masks so that urgent cases can be heard, a former Supreme Court president said. Lady Hale argued her case for courts to convene physically rather than virtually during her contribution to the BBC’s Rethink set of talks about how the world … Read more
Judges told to stop using ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ because jurors don’t understand what it means and ask if they’re ‘satisfied that they are sure’ instead ‘Beyond reasonable doubt’ replaced by ‘satisfied that they are sure’ for jurors The move comes after concerns that jurors didn’t understand reasonable doubt The original phrase has been used in … Read more
PC Andrew Harper’s murder trial is stopped after three jurors go into self isolation with coronavirus Henry Long, 18, and two 17-year-olds are accused of killing Pc Andrew Harper The Thames Valley officer was dragged on the road for a mile, the court heard But today, the Old Bailey trial has been adjourned and jurors … Read more