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Legally require unanimous jury verdicts for serious offences.

Submitted by Paul St John Turner on Friday 15th November 2024

Published on Wednesday 11th December 2024

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Current Signatures: 36
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Jury ~ Justices ~ Legally ~ Major ~ Reasonable ~ risk

Petition Action

Legally require unanimous jury verdicts for serious offences.

Petition Details

We believe majority jury verdicts can lead to miscarriages of justice.

Additional Information

We think majority jury verdicts can risk unsafe convictions, which should always be proved "beyond reasonable doubt". We believe the principle of jury unanimity should be reinstated for indictable only offences.

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