A blog about the very small percentage of jurors who fail to follow the judge's instructions, including doing independent Internet research, using social media (such as Facebook) to contact parties and lawyers, and blogging about the trial. Juror misconduct frequently results in mistrials and a waste of resources. Links will be provided to sample jury summonses, jury instructions, and other resources to improve juror education and minimize juror misconduct, thereby promoting fairness of trials.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Arkansas Death Row Inmate Granted New Trial Due to Tweeting and Sleeping Jurors
See post below dated 11-21-11. The conviction has been overturned and a new trial ordered. This was just announced by Arkansas Supreme Court, so just "Google":
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