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Judges – Juries – the legal process

Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 5:28 am | In News | Post Comment

Retired judge Lady Butler-Sloss, one of the most experienced judges has stepped down from her role as coroner in the Princess Diana inquest.  It appears she has found she lacks the experience necessary to sit with a jury and will hand over to Lord Justice Scott Baker is one of Britain’s most experienced judges, in June.

Juries outside of the Crown Court hear very few cases; a case of sudden death can require a jury to decide who the deceased was and how death occurred.  Originally, Dame Elizabeth thought she would sit without a jury but she was overruled and this appears to be the start of the problems.

Full press story here.