Residents outside Cambridge Crown Court on Friday joined hundreds around the country as part of the Defend Our Juries campaign. Sitting silently and holding signs, the group is emphasising the centuries-old principle of “jury equity” – the right of all jurors in British courtrooms to acquit a defendant according to their conscience and irrespective of the directions of the judge. The demonstrations come amid mounting public concern that the right of juries to acquit a defendant according to their conscience is under threat. Allie, 24, a programmer who took part in the Cambridge demonstration, …