Vicky Pryce trial - jury discharged (From Daily Echo)

2:38pm

2:23pm

Don't forget, if you'd like to see the questions the jury asked, see the posts below from between 12.32pm and 12.49pm.

2:20pm

2:18pm

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now decide whether or not they will ask for a retrial.

2:16pm

The jury have now left the court room.

2:16pm

Chris Huhne admitted the charge of perverting the course of justice on the first day of the trial.

Regardless of the jury being discharged in the trial of Vicky Pryce, Huhne will still be sentenced in the next few days, however that may be delayed should a retrial take place.

2:10pm

The jury are currently returning to the court room.

12:58pm

12:52pm

The court is currently breaking for lunch and will resume this afternoon.

12:49pm

Question 8:

Can we speculate about the events at the time VP signed the form or what was in her mind at that time?

Question 9:

Your Honour, the jury is considering the facts provided but have continued to ask the questions raised by the police. Given the case has come to court without answers to the police's questions, please advise on which facts in the bundle the jury shall consider to determine a not guilty or guilty verdict.

Question 10:

Would religious conviction be a good enough reason for a wife feeling that she had no choice i.e. she promised to obey her husband in her wedding vows and he had ordered her to do something and she felt she had to obey?

12:45pm

Question 4:

Can you define what is reasonable doubt?

Question 5:

Can a juror come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it, either from prosecution or defence?

Question 6:

Can we infer anything from the fact that the defence didn't bring witnesses from the time of the offence., such as au pair, neighbours?

Question 7:

Does the defendant have an obligation to present a defence?

12:43pm

Question 1:

You have defined the defence of maritial coercion at page 5 and also explained what does not fall within the definition by way of examples.

Please expand upond the definition (specifically "will was overbourne"), provide examples of what may fall within the defence and does this defence require violence of physical threats?

Question 2:

In the scenario where the defendent may be guilty but there is not evidence provided by the prosecution at the material time of when she signed the NIP to feel sure beyond reasonable doubt, what should the verdict be = not guilty or unable/unsafe to provide a verdict?

Question 3:

If there is a debatable evidence supporting the prosecution's case, can inferences be drawn to arrive at a verdict? If so, inferences/speculation on the full evidence or only where you have directed us to do so (eg. circumstantial evidence, lies, failure by VP to mention facts to the police).

12:06pm

Jury have now been sent away to continue their deliberations knowing that they can return a majority verdict of 10-2.

12:05pm

The judge has indicated to the jury that he is willing to accept a majority verdict rather than a unanimous one.

12:00pm

For a recap of the trial so far, please see the links below:

• Day seven
• Day six
• Day five
• Day four
• Day three
• Day two
• Day one

12:00pm

The jury in the Vicky Pryce trial are continuing their deliberations today regarding Vicky Pryce's charge of perverting the course of justice.

Ms Pryce, the ex-wife of former Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne claims she was coerced into taking his driving penalty points by the Lib Dem in 2003.