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| Ten crucial questions in trial of Chris Huhne's ex-wife | Ten crucial questions in trial of Chris Huhne's ex-wife |
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| The jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, will begin a fourth day of deliberations on Wednesday after asking the trial judge for answers to 10 questions. | The jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, will begin a fourth day of deliberations on Wednesday after asking the trial judge for answers to 10 questions. |
| Sending them home for the night , Mr Justice Sweeney told the jury of eight women and four men: "I have received a total of 10 questions from you. A number of these questions raise fundamental issues which are all dealt with in my written directions, but nevertheless are going to require individual answers." | Sending them home for the night , Mr Justice Sweeney told the jury of eight women and four men: "I have received a total of 10 questions from you. A number of these questions raise fundamental issues which are all dealt with in my written directions, but nevertheless are going to require individual answers." |
| Having spoken to prosecution and defence counsels, he said: "It seems to us that it is going to take some little time to put all the answers together in a form that everyone agrees is going to help you. And, given the fundamental nature of some of the questions, it would not be right for you to continue your deliberations without having my answers to them." | Having spoken to prosecution and defence counsels, he said: "It seems to us that it is going to take some little time to put all the answers together in a form that everyone agrees is going to help you. And, given the fundamental nature of some of the questions, it would not be right for you to continue your deliberations without having my answers to them." |
| Pryce, 60, an economist, has pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice by taking Huhne' speeding points a decade ago. | Pryce, 60, an economist, has pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice by taking Huhne' speeding points a decade ago. |
| Pryce's defence is one of marital coercion. | Pryce's defence is one of marital coercion. |
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