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- 26 November, 2008 -
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I’ve had the privilege of serving on a couple of jurors– both of which convinced me that I would probably be better off with a bench trial rather than a juror of my peers. The Sun newspaper reports another strike against the jury system as a british juror asked her facebook friends what they thought about the trial she was serving on. The woman posted details of the case on Facebook and added, “I don’t know which way to go, so I’m holding a poll.”
At least the story reports that the juror was kicked off the case and might possibly face a contempt of court trial. I’m trying to remember back to my jury instructions and the video they played for us. I can’t recall anything about not asking my facebook friends about the verdict, but of course we were told not to discuss the trial with anyone.
