Trial restarts after juror sits in by mistake

[Still Waters]

A crown court case had to be restarted after a woman “followed the crowd” and joined the jury by mistake, it has been reported.

The woman, who had been summoned for jury service but not selected for the trial, inadvertently followed a chosen jury into the courtroom and sat down among them.

She had been sitting outside the court in a pool of people from which panels are drawn to sit on juries.

She took the place of a missing male juror who had been sworn on to the jury but wasn’t there, the Southend Standard reported.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trial-forced-restart-woman-followed-crowd-joined-jury-mistake-085603599.html

https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/17898846.crown-court-trial-restarted-hapless-juror-sits-wrong-case/

[Buzz_Light_Year]

Well she accomplished one thing, she'll probably never be called for jury duty again. Win, win.