'Life experience' and juror bias in criminal trials

Rhonda Wheate

'Life experience' and juror bias in criminal trials

Rhonda Wheate

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Abstract

A recent case (R v Gynane [2020] EWCA Crim 1348) in the English Court of Appeal (Criminal) raises the question of how we ought to handle jurors who ask questions during a trial, where those questions suggest that the juror a) might be biased, or b) may not actually accept the law.

Original language	English
Type	University of Strathclyde Law School Blog
Media of output	Blog Post
Publisher	University of Strathclyde
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Publication status	Published - 23 Feb 2021

Keywords

jury
jury trial
criminal law
jury bias

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