Roger Martin - trial

[J.R.]

Tuesday 2nd. July. 14:57.

Case adjourned until 10:00hrs. 3rd. July

[J.R.]

Wednesday 3rd July: 10:47 hrs. Defence closing speech.

[J.R.]

Wednesday 3rd July: 12:04 hrs. Prosecution closing speech.

[J.R.]

Wednesday 3rd July: 12:15 hrs. Judges summing up.

[J.R.]

I am informed that the Jury is out considering their verdict.

[J.R.]

Wednesday PM.

No jury decision.

Back tomorrow at 10:00 hrs.

[J.R.]

Thursday July 5th: Jury considering verdict.

[richardb]

It looks as thought the jury has just had the "majority direction".

Up until now, any verdict has had to be unanimous, ie all jurors agreed one way or the other.

On Tuesday morning one of the jurors reported sick and had to be discharged so there are only eleven left. Normally a majority would be either 10-2 or 11-1. Because there are only eleven left, it has to be 10-1.

[richardb]

He has been found guilty.

[J.R.]

Only 11 jurors because of sickness. Guilty 100 % by all.

Now legal submissions.

Submissions finished.

Adjourned until 14:15 hrs., presumably for sentencing.

[richardb]

Being sentences this afternoon.

[richardb]

The press lost interest when Dobbie was sentenced which is why there has been no press coverage.

Luckily a forum member was present throughout and was able to counter Martin's obfuscation by feeding his attempts into a brains trust who corrected them.

Don't be under any illusions, jurors DO read the forum (not necessarily during the trials) which is why we have had to be very careful what has been posted.

He is being sentenced this afternoon. It will be prison. Ui think 4 years.

[J.R.]

When sentence is handed down, we will probably unlock this thread.

Please be careful when posting.

[richardb]

He got four years. Sounds right.

[J.R.]

I've started celebrating. Will be hard for him at 83 years old, but who cares !!