Quote: Jennie @ September 6 2013, 7:28 PM BSTThat's awful, Horseradish, and worth a quick call to the police - it's technically jury nobbling, even though it is after the verdict, and worth a bollocking at the police station at the very least.
The name thing is tricky. They really have to be read out to establish if either the defendant or witnesses are likely to know anyone. It is also part of the openness of the court process - the right of a defendant to identify those who try them.
But I can see why there would be concern.
Thanks for that advice. We didn't realise and it was a long time ago. While it was in South London, it turned out that the woman member of the jury recognised me. Weirdly, we had both been in York for the same three years so that was the connection. We focussed on that experience while all the row was going on.
It didn't worry me hugely although it was a bit unsettling. She was intending to stand as a Liberal councillor so was hardly a pushover. But it could easily have been one woman on her own in that situation with some vulnerability. I forget the details now but they had allegedly threatened someone with sawn off golf clubs!
