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Juror Misconduct
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Sui Generis
Juror misconduct and technology: a perfect storm
By Nicole Black
Here is a recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ***** Juror misconduct and technology: a perfect storm As I mentioned in recent columns, I’m in the…
Sui Generis
Juror misconduct and technology: a perfect storm
By Nicole Black
Here is a recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ***** Juror misconduct and technology: a perfect storm As I mentioned in recent columns, I’m in the…
EvidenceProf Blog
6th Circuit Orders Evidentiary Hearing Based on Juror’s Live-In Boyfriend Visiting Defendant’s LinkedIn Page
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) generally provides that jurors are not allowed to impeach their verdict, but subsection (2)(A) provides an exception allowing jurors to testify that "extraneous prejudicial information…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing the racial bias and other concerns surrounding Georgia’s planned execution of Keith Tharpe
Main September 25, 2017Reviewing the racial bias and other concerns surrounding Georgia's planned execution of Keith Tharpe CNN has this new article reviewing issues being raised in the run-up a…
Legal Profession Blog
That’s What Friends Are For
The Indiana Supreme Court has held that a Facebook friendship between a juror and rape victim did not invalidate a guilty verdict After Kastin Slaybaugh was convicted of rape, he moved…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Second Circuit Reverses Denial of New Trial Because of Juror Misconduct
Three years ago, I wrote a lengthy blog piece about U.S. v. Daguerdas, a case in which a SDNY judge ordered a new trial for three of four defendants because…
EvidenceProf Blog
Letting the Jury Lie: Supreme Court Finds Jury Impeachment Rule Precludes Inquiry Into Whether Juror Lied During Voir Dire
By Colin Miller
Today, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Warger v. Shauers. The opinion addressed an issue that I've written about on this blog many times over the years: Does Federal Rule…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Drunk Jurors, MH 370 Search, Class Certification
Well, today's is a good one. It's always nice when Trey Mills checks in, as his posts have as much personality as anyone's—today, he writes on lessons learned from a…
Legal Ease Blog
Ethics Opinions Address Online Activity
A number of ethics opinions have been released this year which provide some guidance for lawyers on what is permitted (and prohibited) online. First, ABA Opinion 466, released in April…
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
For trial lawyers, social media use by jurors continues to be a touch-and-go issue
The laws and ethics surrounding social media in the courtroom are updating faster than Facebook's front page and trial lawyers need to stay of ahead of it before a wayward…