❓ Sue Ellery questions whether the Director of Public Prosecutions had access to potential jurors' criminal records in the Barry McLeod case, and seeks details about any convictions held by jurors. The Attorney General confirms the DPP did not have access and that one juror had a conviction, but declines to specify the nature of the conviction due to the Juries Act 1957.
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M C LEOD CASE — CRIMINAL RECORDS OF JURORS
I refer to the jury decision to acquit Mr Barry McLeod of the assault on Constable Matthew Butcher. (1) Did the Director of Public Prosecutions have the criminal records of the potential jurors? (2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to the jury decision to acquit Mr Barry McLeod of the assault on Constable Matthew Butcher. (1) Did the Director of Public Prosecutions have the criminal records of the potential jurors? (2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(1) Did the Director of Public Prosecutions have the criminal records of the potential jurors? (2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(1) Did the Director of Public Prosecutions have the criminal records of the potential jurors? (2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(2) How many of the jurors chosen had criminal convictions? (3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(3) If so, what was the nature of those convictions? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General advises as follows — (1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(1) No. (2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(2) One. (3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
(3) It is not appropriate to identify the nature of the convictions in light of the provisions of the Juries Act 1957.
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