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An innominate jury, also known as an anonymous jury, is a jury whose members are kept anonymous by court order.This may be requested by the prosecution or defense in order to protect the jury from the media, potential jury tampering, or social pressure to return a particular verdict.
A gag order, or anonymity order, is sometimes issued by courts in the United Kingdom to protect privacy, prevent harm to suspects, prisoners, [40] witnesses, victims, or to protect national security. [41] In the Allan Chappelow murder case, the trial was held mostly in camera and media were prevented from speculating on the case. The order was ...
John Paul Stokes, 24, from Old City Court in Derry, admitted being concerned in supplying cocaine, pregabalin and cannabis. He also admitted a further charge of possessing the prescription-only ...
An alleged Chinese spy linked to the Duke of York remains anonymous under a High Court order, amid some MPs calling for him to be named. The businessman, only known as H6, is banned from the UK ...
Known as H6, the 50-year-old Chinese national’s identity is protected by an anonymity order, meaning The Independent and other outlets will not publish it - despite it being widely shared on ...
The military trial of Marines A, B and C, protected from view in court behind a screen because of an anonymity order, [3] began on 23 October 2013 [2] and lasted two weeks. [3] Their Court Martial board (equivalent to a jury in the civilian justice system) [2] was seven members strong, [4] [19] instead of the five used for less serious cases. [21]
Lifelong anonymity orders are a rare and exceptional interference with freedom of expression.
Anonymity can also be used as a protection against legal prosecution. For example, when committing unlawful actions, many criminals attempt to avoid identification by the means of obscuring/covering their faces with scarves or masks, and wear gloves or other hand coverings in order to not leave any fingerprints.