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Mon 05 May 2009Juries should be more representative of society - DPP
JURIES SHOULD be more representative of society as a whole, and measures should be taken to ensure their privacy and anonymity, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
James Hamilton was addressing the 10th annual prosecutors’ conference at the weekend, and he said he understood that the measures being taken in the new criminal courts complex, which will open shortly in Dublin, would represent an important tool in reducing scope for the intimidation of jurors through following them and “eyeballing” them.
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