Drowsy juror nodded off in comfy cinema seat during remote Scots trial
dailyrecord.co.ukHigh Court trial was blasted by a judge for falling asleep as he sat in the comfort of a cinema seat.Jurors have been sitting socially distant at an Odeon featuring “premium comfort” seating at Fort Kinnaird, near Edinburgh, while hearings are broadcast on the big screen.But it became too comfortable for one man, who Lord Uist publicly pointed out was “stretching back and yawning” while evidence was being led.He told him: “It looks as though you might be falling asleep.
I have to make sure all the jurors are paying attention.”The judge – who was presiding over a rape trial at the High Court in Livingston while the jury sat 25 miles away – gave another juror a ticking off for using his mobile phone in the middle of a witness’s testimony.Lord.
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