jury room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jury room
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Since then, numerous other witnesses have been called into the grand jury room to testify in the investigation into Celeste’s death.
From Los Angeles Times
During the jury deliberations, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Carter, who presided over the trial, sent a judicial assistant, Luis Corrales, into the jury room to speak to the jury about a note sent by the foreperson describing the jurors’ “collective concern” that Juror No. 15 “did not speak English sufficiently to deliberate and had already made up his mind,” the appeals panel wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
“People, I’m sure, probably keep up with the news, but in terms of bringing that into the jury room, we did not.”
From Los Angeles Times
Since then, numerous other witnesses have been seen entering the grand jury room to testify in the investigation into Celeste’s death.
From Los Angeles Times
Proceedings were halted in December after jurors, instructed not to conduct their own research or discuss the case outside of the jury room, were found to have been messaging each other about a broadcast on grooming gangs.
From BBC
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