The CA Supreme Court has refused to overturn a murder conviction despite one juror having lied about his past felony conviction and criminal records of his sons; and two jurors having watched a prison life movie "American Me" (1992) at the urging of another juror during deliberations and when they were deadlocked.
Link: http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S092356.PDF
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.
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