Friday, February 15, 2013

Wrongful Death Case With Facebooking Jury Foreman Heads to Missouri Appellate Court

The trial judge denied plaintiffs' motions for new trial, finding the foreman did not discuss the facts or the deliberation decision-making process.  This "no harm, no foul" analysis has been followed by other courts.
Link:   http://www.news-leader.com/article/20130210/NEWS01/302100081/Jury-foreman-Facebook-posts-wrongful-death-case?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

Friday, February 8, 2013

Tenn. Grand Juror Discovered to Be Convicted Felon

Ninety indictments must be resubmiited to a grand jury after it was discovered that the foreman was a convicted felon.  The grand jury had issued indictments in 800 cases in a 3-month period.  Here is the link:

http://www.kltv.com/story/20924438/nashville-da-says-grand-jury-foreman-was-felon