( Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )Here are four things to know if you’re chosen to serve on a jury: Outside contact is strictly limited while deliberating While evidence is being presented, jurors are free to go about their lives once each day is done. Article Continued BelowCourt of Queen’s Bench Justice Charlene Anderson called the restaurant visit inappropriate, but denied Healy’s mistrial application. University of Toronto law professor Kent Roach says a 24-hour news cycle and social media complicate things. “The benefits of jury communication outweigh the costs.” There are mental health considerations Mark Farrant developed post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as jury foreman in a gruesome 2014 murder trial. Quebecers get $103 a day until Day 57, when it rises to $160.

Source: thestar December 30, 2018 15:00 UTC