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Modern technology risks damaging the integrity of criminal trials and the jury system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has warned.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said he was concerned at how easy it was for jurors to find out information about criminal cases on the internet and receive messages from those outside court.
His warning comes after convictions in three cases last year were deemed unsafe by the Court of Appeal following jury irregularities...........
Modern technology risks damaging the integrity of criminal trials and the jury system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has warned.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said he was concerned at how easy it was for jurors to find out information about criminal cases on the internet and receive messages from those outside court.
His warning comes after convictions in three cases last year were deemed unsafe by the Court of Appeal following jury irregularities...........
