Friday, October 4, 2024

Juror in Scottish Trial Fined For Googling Floor Plan of Crime Scene

 The BBC reports that a juror in an Edinburgh rape trial "Googled" a floor plan similar to the crime scene and was found in contempt of court.  She also research the definition of the "not proven" verdict, one of three possible verdicts in criminal trials in Scotland.  The juror violated the court's instructions at the beginning of the trial that the jury was only to consider evidence heard in the courtroom.  The juror, a college lecturer, was fined 400 pounds.

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