Moses LJ calls for criminal reform E-mail
January 2011
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Lord Justice Moses has called for reform of the role of the judge in jury trials.

Delivering this year’s Law Reform Committee lecture “Summing Down the Summing Up: Re-Forming the Criminal Trial” on 23 November at the Inner Temple, Moses LJ said there was a problem in the function of the judge and his role as guide when summing-up. Instead, he said, the jury should be given a list of questions to answer.

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