"Google Mistrials" Become More Common as More Jurors Look to the Web

Iria · Mar 18, 2009, 02:43 PM

Recently I wrote that a mistrial may be declared in a civil case because a juror was using Twitter to broadcast trial information while the trial was still underway. I hadn't seen a case like this before that, but the New York Times has found that this sort of "Google Mistrial," as they called it, is becoming more common.
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Mar 18, 2009, 02:43 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 75	"Google Mistrials" Become More Common as More Jurors Look to the Web Recently I wrote that a mistrial may be declared in a civil case because a juror was using Twitter to broadcast trial information while the trial was still underway. I hadn't seen a case like this before that, but the New York Times has found that this sort of "Google Mistrial," as they called it, is becoming more common. __________ Source: Tech-Ex