News that goggle-eyed jurors fell in love with two defendants during their murder trial adds a new dimension to Hollywood’s version of “stacking the jury” and it certainly has a comical side (“Flirty jurors ‘married’ murderers”, DT, 30/6). While the appearance, behaviour and demeanour of the accused during the trial will be collated with objective evidence as the jurors deliberate, there is always the risk that a very young or good looking individual in the dock might bias the jury’s sympathies. One might hypothesise whether the principle of justice being blind should be extended to both the jury and defendant being unable to see each other. However, watching the defendant’s body language as they are triggered by evidence is of value. Since juries should constitute “peers” of the defendant, there might well be a case for all male or female juries depending on the gender of the defendant. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta 1July2025