Nicola Sturgeon

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  1. e-red

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    Am I the only one seeing a link between her support for no jury trials and the Salmond verdict?
     
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    No jury trials at all?
     
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    I don’t really know Helen, but on the news they said that, rather than suspend the courts for the duration, they were proposing having serious cases judged by a judge alone without the input of a jury. Barristers are objecting because:
    1) it sets a precedent
    2) it will be cheaper than jury trials and so may not be revoked after the emergency.
    3) It flies in the face of the right to a fair trial going back hundreds of years.
    It’s an astonishing proposal and I’m sure it will be watched south of the border.
     
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    I wouldn't like this. Cases just have to be postponed I would think.
     
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