tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636343184339859324.post3867070409000837908..comments2023-05-13T03:45:28.782-07:00Comments on The Royalist Roundhead: Juror Number TwelveJustin Penwithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194198434790757522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636343184339859324.post-72783170212891285112016-03-21T00:46:15.560-07:002016-03-21T00:46:15.560-07:00Bravo Justin... Bravo Justin... Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636343184339859324.post-71209223788079591292016-03-18T16:29:14.038-07:002016-03-18T16:29:14.038-07:00We sound quite alike in character. When I was a ju...We sound quite alike in character. When I was a juror several years ago, I also put on the non-introvert facade and wound up being elected "Madam Foreman". It wasn't a murder case, thankfully - I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for you and your fellow jurors. <br /><br />Ours was a mixture of handling stolen goods and video & software piracy - some 30 specimen charges from a list of about 600. We couldn't reach agreement on a couple of the charges, but the rest were clear cut and everybody agreed he was guilty of those. I had the tough job of trying to find a decision on those charges that we could all support and then deliver the verdict.<br /><br />The three charges we returned a "not guilty" on were the first, second and fourth. As I delivered those I could see the detectives' heads sinking into their hands, thinking that their whole case was going out of the window.<br /><br />I can now appreciate the third verdict allowed under Scottish law - "not proven" - where you are pretty sure the defendant is guilty, but the evidence isn't enough for the "proven beyond a reasonable doubt" test. If we'd had that option, my job as foreman would have been a little easier.TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.com