We were given this book by Justice Létourneau on Monday.
He says in it that:
Although there is no empirical research to substantiate it, it is not unreasonable to think, on the one hand, that it is easier to obtain a unanimous verdict from only five, as opposed to twelve, people and, on the other hand, that such unanimity ought to be more readily achievable from five people trained in the same mindset and having the same institutional baggage than from twelve people.... In addition, there is the institutional pressure at work, as well as that exerted by the chain of command....
Both of you operate across the street, I assume. If you walked into a situation such as that in your court, would you think that justice was going to be done?