[2012] EWCA Crim 1863

A judge was justified in declining to discharge a juror who believed that a defendant's family had directed comments towards her because of her relationship to a police officer. He had received assurances from the juror about her ability to reach a decision uninfluenced by the incident and on the importance of her not speaking to other jurors about the incident, and no further enquiries had been necessary.

CA (Crim Div) (Richards LJ, Dobbs J DBE, Judge Bevan QC)

26/07/2012