Judging by numbers

Posted by melmoo in Crime & Law, Everything Else on June 11, 2008 at 1:44 am


The evidence was irrefutable, there was no question about it… They were caught red-handed.

Was there any chance of escape for the accused when the proof was so damning?

Not according to an Australian judge whose decision to abandon a 3 month drug trial, costing close to $1million dollars and involving dozens of witnesses was simply a result of perverting the course of justice.

The reason?

Several jurors thought to be taking diligent notes, were caught actually playing sudoku. One of the defendants brought it to the attention of the judge and although the jurors did not face any penalty for their actions, the jury was discharged and a new trial date is set in the month

So, next time your procrastinating at work with sudoku or solitaire, it just might cost you-and others a lot more than you think!

Link via The Age



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6 comments to "Judging by numbers"

  1. Aaron
    June 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    All I can think of is, what better way to get out of jury duty?

  2. CheeseDuck
    June 11th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Whats so great about sudoku..?

  3. PJ
    June 11th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    I nearly fell asleep one day when I was doing jury service. It can be really hard to focus and stay attentive during the court sessions, so I can understand, though I can’t condone what these jurors did.

  4. DOJ
    June 11th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    shouldn’t the defendant prefer when the jury doesn’t listen to the evidence against them?

  5. Lore
    June 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    Oh Sudoku.. who would have thought it would have this kind of influence on the world :-)

  6. Tom Clix
    June 12th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    haha. I’ll have to remember that next time i’m supposed to be taking notes


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