Is Jury Selection System Unfair (Canada)?
The fairness of the province's jury selection process is being called into question in the wake of revelations that Barrie prosecutors are having police conduct secret background checks on potential jurors...
The Times was fined £15,000 by the high court last week for revealing what went on in jury deliberations during a manslaughter trial. The newspaper is appealing. The case raises once again the issue of jury confidentiality. In these days when transparency is king, the jury is one of the very few institutions remaining where secrecy still rules. But why should we not be allowed to know how juries reach their decision...
Juries should be more representative of society as a whole, and measures should be taken to ensure their privacy and anonymity, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...
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