tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post114709683846273712..comments2024-03-29T06:59:04.369+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: My Rumpole-esque Day in CourtAlan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-1147376521935952862006-05-11T20:42:00.000+01:002006-05-11T20:42:00.000+01:00Hence the cries of "Challenge - fourth defendant" ...Hence the cries of "Challenge - fourth defendant" and "standby" from the different sides.<BR/><BR/>With 12 challenges per defendant, we're lucky they only rejected 30 between the 5 (and prosecution). Could have been at least double that!Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-1147121590848738672006-05-08T21:53:00.000+01:002006-05-08T21:53:00.000+01:00I love jury service. The last one I was on I ended...I love jury service. The last one I was on I ended up being the foreman. At the end of the day we'd all decided the defendant wasn't guilty. Out in the carpark who ends up getting a lift back to Belfast in my car. Yes you've guessed it, the defendnt. The trouble was I actually thought he was guilty and was in the minorty in the jury. It was 10 for and 2 against.I never told him that and lived to tell the tale.To save time next time, I'm on a jury, I'm going to take notes and stick to my initial decision and try and persuade the rest of the jury to do the same.David Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317741293964456034noreply@blogger.com