The secrets of the jury room must remain confidential after a verdict has been given, the House of Lords has ruled. The Law Lords, by a 4-1 majority, upheld the age-old principle that no-one - not ...
Two new lawsuits are challenging the continued secrecy of the grand jury investigations related to the deaths of Michael Brown… Two new lawsuits are challenging the continued secrecy of the grand jury ...
Because the proceedings are secret, a suspect has no way of knowing ... Rev. 260 (1995) Ric Simmons, Re-Examining the Grand Jury: Is There Room for Democracy in the Criminal Justice System?, ...
In fact, to share discussions from within a deliberation room would be in breach of the Contempt of Court Act 1981. “However, there is a real tension between the secrecy of the jury and the idea that ...
What happens in the jury room ... The secrecy of the jury room used to carry the same sanctity as the confessional. Jurors are forbidden from speaking about their deliberations, even after a trial.