AG and Director of Prosecutions share views
A Tynwald Select Committee has heard more about the state of juries in Manx court cases - this time from senior legal professionals.
Acting Attorney General John Quinn, and Director of Prosecutions Richard Butters, presented evidence to the panel in a hearing on Friday afternoon (19th).
Among the variety of topics put forward were the effectiveness of the Island's 7 person jury compared a 12 member body; as well as impartiality.
Mr. Butters also spoke at length about the importance of unanimous verdicts in trials:
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