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Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:18 pm
by J.R.
Tuesday 2nd. July. 14:57.
Case adjourned until 10:00hrs. 3rd. July
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:55 am
by J.R.
Wednesday 3rd July: 10:47 hrs. Defence closing speech.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:31 pm
by J.R.
Wednesday 3rd July: 12:04 hrs. Prosecution closing speech.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:38 pm
by J.R.
Wednesday 3rd July: 12:15 hrs. Judges summing up.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:42 pm
by J.R.
I am informed that the Jury is out considering their verdict.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:07 pm
by J.R.
Wednesday PM.
No jury decision.
Back tomorrow at 10:00 hrs.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:19 am
by J.R.
Thursday July 5th: Jury considering verdict.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:11 pm
by 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.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:03 pm
by richardb
He has been found guilty.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:12 pm
by 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.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:15 pm
by richardb
Being sentences this afternoon.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:30 pm
by 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.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:02 pm
by J.R.
When sentence is handed down, we will probably unlock this thread.
Please be careful when posting.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:48 pm
by richardb
He got four years. Sounds right.
Re: Roger Martin - trial
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:57 pm
by J.R.
I've started celebrating. Will be hard for him at 83 years old, but who cares !!