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, November 6, 2020
Jurors Behaving Self-Centered: Fed. Judge to Excuse Anti-masking Jurors
A federal judge in Georgia has announced that any jurors in the jury pool who refuse to wear masks will be excused from the jury pool.
Sorry, havimng trouble with link.
Google: Judge William M Ray III
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