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JURY ACT 1977 - SECT 73A
Investigation by sheriff of jury irregularities
73A Investigation by sheriff of jury irregularities
(1) If there is reason (including a report under section 75C) to suspect that
the trial of any criminal proceedings may be, or may have been, affected
because of improper conduct by a juror, or improper conduct by another person
in relation to a juror, the sheriff may, with the consent of or at the request
of the Supreme Court or District Court, investigate the matter and report to
the court on the outcome of the investigation.
(2) Section 68A (1) does not
prohibit the sheriff from soliciting information from a juror or former juror
for the purpose of conducting such an investigation.
(3) Section 68B (1) does
not prohibit a juror from disclosing information to the sheriff in connection
with such an investigation.
(4) Section 139 (2) of the Evidence Act 1995
applies in relation to any questioning conducted by the sheriff for the
purpose of an investigation under this section (in the same way as it applies
to official questioning by an investigating official).
(5) The sheriff may,
despite sections 29 and 68, include a juror's name or other matter that
identifies a juror in a report to the court under this section.
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