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, October 2, 2015

That Juror Failed to Disclose Being Facebook Friends With Victim's Sister Did Not Result in Mistrial

On the Jur-E Bulletin of the National Center for State Courts it was suggested that judges define for jurors during voir dire what the court means when it says "friend" during jury selection. It has a different connotation today than even 10 years ago. Here the juror was a realtor and had a thousand "friends" on Facebook for networking purposes.

http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/09241502rp.pdf

JURORS BEHAVING BADLY

Friday, October 2, 2015

That Juror Failed to Disclose Being Facebook Friends With Victim's Sister Did Not Result in Mistrial

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