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| First trial without jury approved | First trial without jury approved |
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| The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place in front of a judge without a jury for the first time in England and Wales. | The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place in front of a judge without a jury for the first time in England and Wales. |
| The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge alone. | The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge alone. |
| The case concerns four men accused of an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in February 2004. This will be the fourth trial concerning the alleged crime. | The case concerns four men accused of an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in February 2004. This will be the fourth trial concerning the alleged crime. |
| The judge made the ruling following concerns of alleged jury "tampering". | The judge made the ruling following concerns of alleged jury "tampering". |
| Lord Judge said the danger of such tampering and the subversion of the process of trial by jury was "very significant". | |
| The trial of the defendants, who cannot be identified, "will take place without a jury in due course", he said. |