Spotted this post on Twitter yesterday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve just seen this, courtesy of @kirkkorner<\/a>. It\u2019s the \u201croute to verdict\u201d given to the #BenStokes<\/a> jury, setting out all the issues they had to consider. More courts should publish these in high-profile cases; they\u2019re invaluable in helping the public understand the law. pic.twitter.com\/VSGZ8DNcGK<\/a>\n\u2014 The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) 14 August 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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This relates to a criminal court case, where a jury had to decide whether an England cricketer was Guilty or Not Guilty of affray<\/a>. The flowchart was given to the jury members (i.e. members of the public) to help them understand how this decision in law is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to @BarristerSecret<\/a>, judges are expected to produce “route to verdict’ guides in all but the most straightforward of cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spotted this post on Twitter yesterday: I\u2019ve just seen this, courtesy of @kirkkorner. It\u2019s the \u201croute to verdict\u201d given to the #BenStokes jury, setting out all the issues they had to consider. More courts should publish these in high-profile cases; they\u2019re invaluable in helping the public understand the law. pic.twitter.com\/VSGZ8DNcGK \u2014 The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret)… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[737,500],"class_list":["post-13435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technical-communication","tag-flowcharts","tag-law"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n