Putney Accountant Avoids Jail for Jury Gaffe
Sadiq Leon had tried to share research he had done on the case
Inner London Crown Court. Picture: N Chadwick
March 7, 2023
A 42-year-old accountant from Putney has received a suspended sentence after it was found he had researched a case while on jury service.
Sadiq Leon, who is employed by an architectural practice in Fulham, was a juror at the trial in July 2021 of Tyrece Fuller who was accused of stabbing to death, Terrell Davis-Emmons, the brother of 21 Savage, the Grammy-award winning rapper. He had been fatally attacked with a Rambo-style knife in Brixton in November 2020.
While the trial was proceeding at the Inner London Crown Court it was found that Mr Leon undertook research on the internet about the legal meaning of the word ‘intention’. He then printed this information out and shared the material with his fellow jurors potentially compromising any verdict.
However, other jurors recognised the danger and refused to read the material, reporting him to the judge.
He was found guilty of two offences under the Juries Act 1974 at his own trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The offences could have warranted a jail sentence, but the judge determined that the actions were out of character and Mr Leon’s behaviour may have been affected by the traumatic nature of the evidence he had to listen to during the trial.
Tyrece Fuller was cleared of murder by the remaining jurors at the original trial.
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