He told the remaning 10 that jury service was not easy and involved serious civic responsibility.
“By their very nature, some trials require jurors to address deeply sensitive human problems, and some discussions may be fierce or tempestuous, with powerful arguments and counterarguments,” he said.
“In such cases, discussions by their nature will be exhausting. However, and obviously, all must remain within the proper bounds of discussion, and not amount to improper pressure or bullying.
“Each member of the jury has equal responsibility for the verdicts, and whilst it is perhaps inevitable that different views will be expressed about different features of the case, confidence in the jury system ultimately depends upon the fact that there is mutual respect amongst members of the jury, and reasonable give and take between them, with an opportunity for each to be heard, and his or her opinions listened to respectfully and attentively, and then reasonably considered by all.”
