‘Unanimous’: Jury’s eight-hour deliberation exposes crucial distinction in verdict

Barrister and broadcaster Andrew Eborn explains how jurors assessed the evidence against Russell Brand and reached different conclusions across the charges.

“Well, it was eight and a half hours, which was quite a lengthy time for juries to deliberate,” Mr Eborn told News24 host Elizabeth Pipko.

“Basically, they have to reach a unanimous verdict unless the judge directs otherwise.

“In this case, it was unanimous.

“The fact that they did their job basically to come around and say, look, we understand, we are certain on the four ones on which we’re finding guilty, but not as the sufficient, very high burden of proof for the other charges.”