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.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Juror's Cell Phone Seized When Improper Discussion of Trial With Friends Alleged; also, the Lying Juror and the Flirtatious Juror

Here is the story about the seized cell phone:

http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/06/dr_neulander_juror_misconduct_hearing_delayed_until_original_sentencing_date.html

Here is the appellate opinion about the juror who was a pathological liar during voir dire. It is a long opinion but the transcript of voir dire starts at page 5:

http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/5d406a1a-c8be-4c52-abf9-0678ccaa8c58/1/doc/13-1388_complete_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/5d406a1a-c8be-4c52-abf9-0678ccaa8c58/1/hilite/

Finally, the flirtatious juror. Flirting with a criminal defendant is unbelievable!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/saucy-juror-gets-trial-aborted-by-flirting-with-defendant/story-fnpn118l-1227386434150

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