Benchmarks: Juror must disclose Facebook posts 
Published: June 1, 2012
Tags: Facebook, juror misconduct, social media, Stored Communications Act
A California court decided yesterday that a juror accused of violating social media restrictions could be ordered to disclose his Facebook posts when a criminal trial was in progress.
Juror’s Internet research triggers new trial
Published: February 1, 2012
Tags: juror misconduct
A criminal defendant who was an immigrant from Somalia was entitled to a new trial when it was revealed that a juror had conducted Internet research regarding his culture, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a sexual assault conviction.
Jurors’ post-trial letters not sufficient for new trial
Published: October 26, 2011
Tags: juror misconduct, jury trial
Letters from jurors expressing their doubts about the defendant’s guilt and describing irregularities during deliberations were not sufficient to warrant a reversal of the defendant’s conviction, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled.
Juror’s knowledge of medical records didn’t require new trial
Published: April 28, 2011
Tags: gastric bypass, informed consent, juror misconduct
A juror’s vocational knowledge of medical records and informed consent as a physician’s office manager did not constitute extraneous prejudicial information necessitating a new trial, the Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled.
