non declaration of jurer being related to accused

maz2013 · 2013-03-19 21:15:10

hi im only just new to this and im not sure if im doing this rite ...but here goes anyway...my question is .. can a jury verdict be appealed under irish law if a jury member is related to the accused trough marriage? and this was the head jurer but they failed to declare their relationship and took their oath in court ..im…

19-03-2013 09:15PM

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hi im only just new to this and im not sure if im doing this rite ...but here goes anyway...my question is .. can a jury verdict be appealed under irish law if a jury member is related to the accused trough marriage? and this was the head jurer but they failed to declare their relationship and took their oath in court ..im not sure if i have explained this properly but plz feel free to ask me to explain again if its not clear ..thank you. maz

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#2 19-03-2013 09:31PM

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You need to talk to a solicitor.

You can't get legal advice here.

The accused might be looking at a re-trial and the jury member might be looking at prison time for contempt.

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#3 19-03-2013 09:36PM

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Thank you much appreciated and i did say i was only knew to this, will take your advice.

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#4 19-03-2013 10:02PM

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I'm also locking this in case others attempt to do something ill-advised and attempt to give legal advice anyway.

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