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Adam Johnson Trial Verdict
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Reiver
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http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/adam-johnson-trial-verdict.1206559/page-299#post-22464799[/QUOTE]
I was on jury service twice ..... once when employed and once when running my own business.
The first case was GBH, which was open & shut, and the second was fraud which ran for over a month.
Despite appealing to be relieved from the fraud case, because my business was suffering, I had to sit through until it was thrown out on a technicality.
If someone's bunked off for such a flimsy reason there'll definitely be an appeal imo.
Daks
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Well just because he was found guilty of fingering . doesnt mean she told the truth
Hence the appeal
Hopefully her family cant start trying to get money from people either
I was on jury service twice ..... once when employed and once when running my own business.
The first case was GBH, which was open & shut, and the second was fraud which ran for over a month.
Despite appealing to be relieved from the fraud case, because my business was suffering, I had to sit through until it was thrown out on a technicality.
If someone's bunked off for such a flimsy reason there'll definitely be an appeal imo.[/QUOTE]
It definitely seems that a decision was made quickly, after it was made known a juror had an interview.
sidneyeric
Striker
You sure you've got the right person ?
Who has said anything libellous? The only person who's brought this thread anywhere near disrepute are the one or two people who have decided to go sherlock and start slagging off the victim.
All things considered this thread has stayed amazingly moderate and the relatively few posts that have needed to be deleted are an indication of that.
The 'AJ could consider libellous' is hilarious and only because of your agenda.
The Master
Midfield
If her family try to get money from Johnson why does that concern you?
sidneyeric
Striker
The media have already done that.
Rober33
Winger
Eventually?
Yes, as in after a few days if they were still stuck at 10-2 he would have accepted the majority verdict.
Don't think so.
For all you're laying into me I was at a couple of trials where jurors had to be excused and they dropped down to 11 jurors instead of 12 because of circumstances where jurors had to leave. IIRC they can drop all the way down to 10, the only issue is they can only accept a majority verdict 10-0 (it's not like they can accept 8-2).
I was also at trials where it would go Monday, Tues, then nothing til Thurs because a juror had an engagement on the Weds they couldn't get out of (it's common because trials often overrun - they tell the jury to budget for a week and it ends up a fortnight etc). So even if someone was busy the next day I think they would just adjourn for a day, and even if they had to leave the trial that would be fine, they would just have used 11 jurors...
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johnson
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That total moron who wrote that letter for the front of the Echo
The support for your club is in doubt, he says, well good riddance mate.
The support for your club is in doubt, he says, well good riddance mate.
sidneyeric
Striker
He's got form for putting his foot in his mouth.
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Speedy1976
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Been confirmed by someone who knows her. Got her dad on her friends list too.
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theinediblebulk
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Agree with this like. Even when there has been large disagreement between people there hasn't been a great deal of mud flinging from what I've seen. Dunno about the deleted posts like as I haven't seen them.
cornish cat
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Newspapers are a business, just like a shop selling furniture. They often resort to 'making' the news rather than 'reporting' the news. It's what they do. People who read these sort of newspapers are welcome to it. It's not worth getting het up about.
dear Mr libel lawyer, I'd like to sue the nasty media for allegations against me that I don't actually deny happened. What are my chances?
Crook Mackem
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If it was me,the more people wanted to know the more likely I'd be to keep quiet. I'd maybe release a statement saying "it appears everyone has made their minds up about what the football club knows or doesnt know so there is no need for us to comment any further on the matter. Ps go fuck yourselves "
I have barely seen a post get deleted but I think there have been on or two, early on.
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johnson
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You are on the right lines, they came in and delivered the not guilty verdict for the first offence, but said they didn't have that for the second offence, so the judge said there is no rush, go back and deliberate, then 30 mins later they came back in and he accepted a 10-2, which he said he wouldn't. They probably had less than that before they went back out to deliberate for that 30 mins.
I am not defending him, just stating that this is going to come up with Johnson's defence, and it probably should, the fact that they didn't have a big enough majority one minute, the judge said he wouldn't accept it, and a juror had a interview, will cause questions to be asked, when they suddenly had an acceptable decision just 30 mins later.
Orlando QC will feel there is enough there for doubts to be raised I reckon
Rober33
Winger
It's still a crime for anyone else to do it.
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