§ 56. Mr. KEIR HARDIEasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to the fact that at the London Sessions on 10th July the jury to try a case under the Criminal Law Amendment Act had been empanelled but was not sworn nor allowed to act; and whether he can explain why the jury was not sworn?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Rufus Isaacs)I have made inquiries with regard to the case to which the hon. Member refers and find that the invariable practice was followed. No jury was sworn because the defendant pleaded guilty to the whole indictment, and there was, therefore, no question for the jury to try.