'Tainted' jury panels get the boot
Judge rules Crown's notes on prospects can be made public
http://www.thestar.com/article/646623
The lists contain personal handwritten comments on some potential jurors.
Beside their names are such handwritten notes as: "suicidal in 2001," or "Ongoing neighbour dispute – neighbour shot his cat" or "Witness to parent's domestic dispute. Dad is a drinker and assaultive to her mother."
Other notations indicate that some prospective jurors have Highway Traffic Act convictions or have been charged, but not convicted, of other offences.
Judge rules Crown's notes on prospects can be made public
http://www.thestar.com/article/646623
The lists contain personal handwritten comments on some potential jurors.
Beside their names are such handwritten notes as: "suicidal in 2001," or "Ongoing neighbour dispute – neighbour shot his cat" or "Witness to parent's domestic dispute. Dad is a drinker and assaultive to her mother."
Other notations indicate that some prospective jurors have Highway Traffic Act convictions or have been charged, but not convicted, of other offences.
