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Oh, I absolutely loved it. All my other jurors thought I was weird
and just saw it an inconvenience but I felt like I'd been waiting my whole life for the calling ever since I saw an episode of Murder, She Wrote when I was about eight and JB was a juror - it was the first episode I ever watched and it is still my favourite. Honestly, I would be a full time juror if I could 
The dream would be to get called again and to The Old Bailey this time. Maybe I am weird 
I think they use a lot of computer generic imagery in murder cases these days.
Not for certain but I think all indications were it was Dizzy Rascal from the little I read on the thread on here about it. What a tragic loss to the music world that would be
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Yes Kendall rae did the airport guy didn’t she? Really weird
I remember this one so clearly as it was so close to home for me at the time. He was arrested not far from where I used to live growing up, like roads away. I remember seeing her funeral procession going past my house. She was so young, and I cannot believe how long it took the police to find her body considering they had already searched the loft several times.
That’s such cruelty. He wouldn’t have been able to run away well. What has happened to this girl to think this is the way to behave and treat people and deal with your problems?
Yes!!! I love Kendal
i got called up for jury service moreless as soon as i turned 18 ! I absolutely loved it too..it was fascinating , seeing how the defense and protection teams work and how they question the witnesses and defendants.Oh, I absolutely loved it. All my other jurors thought I was weird
I think they use a lot of computer generic imagery in murder cases these days.
Not for certain but I think all indications were it was Dizzy Rascal from the little I read on the thread on here about it. What a tragic loss to the music world that would be
That was nearly 30 years I'd love to do it again but havent been called since
On the note of jury duty I have a close relative who has done jury duty three times
- 1 murder, 1 battery and rape and 1 involving the death of a very young child. That last case broke them as photographic evidence was shown to the jury, along with very graphic statements. No-one on the jury was offered counselling and the judge advised that none of them would be called up again due to the nature of the case.
My relative has very rarely spoken about the case. It was reported on so I was able to read up on it for myself. Personally that makes me *never* want to sit on a jury if I can avoid it.
- 1 murder, 1 battery and rape and 1 involving the death of a very young child. That last case broke them as photographic evidence was shown to the jury, along with very graphic statements. No-one on the jury was offered counselling and the judge advised that none of them would be called up again due to the nature of the case.
My relative has very rarely spoken about the case. It was reported on so I was able to read up on it for myself. Personally that makes me *never* want to sit on a jury if I can avoid it.
I would have to refuse jury duty if it was anything to do with children. I'd rather do six months in the clink
Are you able to refuse jury duty if it’s about a subject you’ve got past traumatic experience with? I would like to do it but I think I’d really struggle with anything to do with child abuse. A small part of me thinks it would be great to help decide that someone is guilty if they’ve committed that sort of crime but equally I don’t think I’d be able to sit through that sort of evidence having been through it myself.
Well, you go into a big pool of jurors on the first day and then wait for your name to be called. That's when you find out what the case is about that you'd be sitting on. At that point, I believe you could ask the judge to excuse you and you'd have to state why like when jurors know one of the defendants or witnesses. Personally, given your past history, I don't think in all fairness you could be impartial and listen to all the evidence calmly and rationally putting emotions aside (understandably) as you are urged to do in such cases.
I'm sorry that this happened to you
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You won’t be allocated your case until you’ve already appeared for duty and wouldn’t be able to refuse because you didn’t like the case. You can get out for a while with an excuse but will probably be compelled to attend eventually
Edited to add you can put forward a reason as to why you can’t be a good juror for that case, but very much based on the effect on your judgement as opposed to not wanting to
Edited to add you can put forward a reason as to why you can’t be a good juror for that case, but very much based on the effect on your judgement as opposed to not wanting to
Is anyone following the case of Noah Donohoe from Belfast? Something is hugely amiss. Noah was 14 years old and went missing last year on the way to meet his friend. He had been seen cycling naked through the city and the police theory was that he’d fallen and hit his head and disregarded his clothes in a disorientated state. After a massive search operation his naked body was found days later in a storm drain. Police claimed drowning as the cause of death and stated no foul play. The family have always been adamant there was more to it and rumours have been flying locally from the start that Noah was murdered.
New info has come out last week that a prisoner has come forward claiming that his cell mate had admitted to abducting and murdering Noah. There seems to be some huge cover up going on.
New info has come out last week that a prisoner has come forward claiming that his cell mate had admitted to abducting and murdering Noah. There seems to be some huge cover up going on.
Wayne Couzens back in court tomorrow according to The Old Bailing listings (this is before what was his next scheduled date of 9th July)
What does it mean ‘order made under contempt of court act’? Has he contempted (I know that’s not a real word but I can’t think of the right phrase) the court?
I think in this case it's a reporting restriction - ie the press will be in contempt if they report anything outside what the judge says they can and must report it fairly. But I'm really not sure.
This is the act it relates to:
Contempt of Court Act 1981
An Act to amend the law relating to contempt of court and related matters.
The other order seems to relate to pre trial hearings from what I can see.
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I am waiting for the day I get called as well with eagerness. Practically everyone I know has done it, some more than once. I think someone must be crossing my name off the list because I actually want to do it!Oh, I absolutely loved it. All my other jurors thought I was weird
I think they use a lot of computer generic imagery in murder cases these days.
Not for certain but I think all indications were it was Dizzy Rascal from the little I read on the thread on here about it. What a tragic loss to the music world that would be
I listened to the redhanded podcast on the Soham murders in the car earlier and I was surprised (as were the girls) that Maxine Carr was only the 4th person in the UK to be given lifelong anonymity. Since then there’s been a further 2. Not sure I agree with Maxine being granted it though, the other 5 were all children at the time they committed crimes.
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