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R v Richardson, [2004] CA

Saturday 8 January 2005 at 3:37 pm | In News | Post Comment

[Juries – disqualified juror does not on its own render conviction unsafe]
D was convicted by a jury consisting of a disqualified juror – disqualified (s1 and SchI Juries Act 1974) because of a conviction for sex offences – of six counts of rape and one count of indecent assault.

Held: A conviction was not unsafe due to the fact that a juror who was disqualified from acting did so act. There must either be some evidence that the verdict is unsafe.

Guilty