JURORS BEHAVING BADLY

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, October 13, 2011

Fourth Murder trial of Same Defendant May Result in Another Mistrial, This Time for Juror Misconduct

In Fresno, CA, a defendant tried a 4th time and convicted of attempted murder, may get a 5th trial. Defense counsel claims a juror has admitted to viewing a news story about the case during trial. I'll follow this and update as events unfold...

JURORS BEHAVING BADLY

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Fourth Murder trial of Same Defendant May Result in Another Mistrial, This Time for Juror Misconduct

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