In a case with multiple defendants and a tortured route several times to the appellate courts, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the trial judge acted hastily in ordering a mistrial after briefly questioning a juror who brought to jury deliberations Internet research on the terms "perverse" and "involuntary manslaughter. Convictions from a subsequent trial were reversed as double jeopardy was found.
LINK "http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2012/2012-Ohio-3236.pdf
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