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Thread #90737 Message #1725957
Posted By: John MacKenzie
24-Apr-06 - 11:04 AM
Thread Name: Music posts by Guests to be reviewed.(2)
Subject: RE: Music posts by Guests to be reviewed.(2)
Hee hee, thanks for that Bruce. MMario, one of the many differences between the US and the UK is the jury system, I've seen jurors [see Michael Jackson O J Simpson etc.] interviewed on American TV about the deliberations after a trial. That would result in at least a Contempt of Court charge in this country, where jurors are legally obliged not to discuss these matters. While there are no doubt some high profile solicitors in the UK who reject some possible jurors on grounds of race or sex, depending on the race or sex of the accused, jury profiling is not the scientific exercise here that it is on your side of the pond. Additionally a solicitor is only allowed to challenge a certain number of would be jurors, after which he must accept what he's given. Giok