It comes as no surprise that the jury at Anne Norris's first-degree murder trial expressed concern about the images they would inevitably have to see. The jurors aren't able to get counselling during the trial, because they must remain impartial in their deliberations. Bruce sat on the jury for the Philip Pynn and Lyndon Butler second-degree murder trial in 2014. Hundreds of summons were given out to citizens to show up at Supreme Court in St. John's for Brandon Phillips's first-degree murder trial in 2017. Spratt suggests a robust system across Canada that offers free counselling and therapy to jurors, as well as ensuring jurors aren't affected financially.

Source: CBC News February 03, 2018 11:26 UTC