[2009] EWCA Crim 1035

The trial of several defendants for serious offences arising out of an armed robbery was ordered, under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.44, to be conducted by a judge alone without a jury. The danger of jury tampering and the subversion of the process of trial was very significant and the suggested protective measures were inadequate.

CA (Crim Div) (Lord Judge LCJ, Goldring LJ, McCombe J)

18/06/2009