"A High Court judge has discharged the jury in a Carlow rape trial after it emerged that some jurors had carried out their own research on the internet about the case. Mr Justice Mícheál O'Higgins told the jury of four men and eight women that it was "beyond regrettable" that some jurors had ignored his explicit instructions given to the jury not to carry out private research."
"Mr Justice Mícheál O'Higgins told the jury of four men and eight women that it was "beyond regrettable" that some jurors had ignored his explicit instructions given to the jury not to carry out private research."
"Members told it remains open to the DPP to initiate proceedings for contempt of court"
A High Court judge discharged a jury in a Carlow rape trial after it emerged that some jurors carried out their own research on the internet about the case. The judge told the jury of four men and eight women that it was beyond regrettable that jurors ignored explicit instructions not to carry out private research. The judge’s decision followed the discovery that jurors had not complied with directions given during the trial. The matter remained open to the DPP to initiate proceedings for contempt of court.
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