Lockdown saw jury trials postponed indefinitely. Few thought it suitable for jurors to convict their peers via Zoom
other depictions of Lady Justice, the statue that stands atop the Old Bailey, England’s most famous criminal court, does not wear a blindfold. Her “maidenly form” alone is said to guarantee her impartiality. She should, however, consider a mask. In the courtrooms below, each juror gets one as they take their seats. “This building has never been cleaner in its 100-year history,” the judge assures them.
Even optimistic estimates suggest they will be able to hear only half as many trials as usual. As well as the judge, jury and sometimes several defendants, each trial involves a phalanx of barristers and solicitors, court officials, witnesses, victims, relatives, journalists and the merely nosy. Keeping them apart is tricky. Trials that usually take up a single courtroom might now require three: one for the hearing, one for jury deliberation and one for observers to watch via video link.
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