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Tuesday 24 June 2014
| Summary | ||
| The Verdicts | ||
| The Jury deliver verdicts on Count 1, 5, 6 and 7 | ||
| Verdicts on Counts 2 and 3 still to be considered | ||
| The Jury ask questions on Counts 2 and 3 | ||
| The Jury to return tomorrow | ||
| The Verdicts | ||
| The Jury deliver verdicts on Count 1, 5, 6 and 7 | ||
| Court 12 reconvenes in #hackingtrial | ||
| BREAKING: Jury find Brooks NOT Guilty on all counts at Hacking Trial: Coulson guilty on Count One. | ||
| Kuttner, Hanna, Carter, C Brooks not guilty – other verdicts till pending | ||
| Verdicts on Counts 2 and 3 still to be considered | ||
| While there are still verdicts pending on non-unanimous basis, no commentary allowed from the court | ||
| REMINDER There is a strict liability contempt rule for pending verdicts: criticism of either defendants, or the prosecution, not recommended | ||
| To explain: on the remaining counts, 2 and 3, against Goodman and Coulson, the judge has given them majority verdict directions | ||
| Sky News is wrong – the jury have not been sent home. | ||
| Justice Saunders “urges restraint” from politicians: “to wait some time before course of justice is completed” | ||
| Justice Saunders thanks the press for their forbearance but urges politicians to show restraint on commenting before trial is over | ||
| The Jury ask questions on Counts 2 and 3 | ||
| “Coulson and Others to Court 12” goes the Tannoy at the #hackingtrial | ||
| BREAKING: the #hackingtrial Jury have a question for the Judge on Counts 2 and 3 against Goodman and Coulson. | ||
| Saunders answers a question about agreement to purchase a Royal Directory – yes they have to be sure it was a palace cop | ||
| “As with any agreement you could have an intermediary” but Goodman would need to know buying from cop for money, and cop know him | ||
| Justice Saunders explains it would be useful him if the jury could deliberate today. They will have written version. | ||
| Jury back in #hackingtrial Saunders adds a couple of comments to his note “you have to be sure… as with everything.” | ||
| Justice Saunders says though he’s asked the jury to sit longer, it’s not an endurance test, and they must tell him if they need longer | ||
| Court 12 recalled again at the #hackingtrial | ||
| Jury are back in at the #hackingtrial – they have more questions about Counts 2 and 3 against Coulson and Goodman | ||
| Saunders say he’s willing to give answers, but he cannot give directions. He asks them to retire briefly | ||
| Saunders tells the jury to send him a note to let him know if there’s any realistic prospect of reaching a majority verdict tomorrow | ||
| The Jury to return tomorrow | ||
| BREAKING – the jury will be returning tomorrow to consider verdicts on Count 2 and 3: REMEMBER – strict liability contempt laws still apply | ||
| Jury will return at 11 am: they are warned about “huge amount of media comment… from very important people” says Saunders. | ||
| Saunders tells the jury to “put out of their mind” any comment on the media, or by politicians: “you must ignore it” | ||
| Saunders remind the jury that what is discussed “remains in the jury room… absolutely vital… don’t put anything on social media” | ||
| Got back to my desk tonight and discovered 3000 interactions on my twitter feed. And most of them were from Louise Mensch! | ||
Note: All the defendants deny all the charges. The trial continues.
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