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Rape Juries More Likely to Convict Than Acquit in England and Wales, says Study

Persons accused of rape whose cases come to court and are heard by a jury are more likely to be convicted today than 15 years ago, an academic study by researchers at University College London (UCL) has concluded. The study found that the conviction rate for cases heard before a jury had risen from 55…


Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Postpones Jury Trials, Students Take Classes Remotely

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judges have voted to postpone all jury trials for at least a month, due to high numbers of COVID-19 cases, the court has announced. The decision comes as cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus continue to remain at record levels throughout the state, marking the second time the…