tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10281891.post3373318247552916364..comments2023-12-05T04:51:37.261-08:00Comments on Trial Ad (and other) Notes: Jurors in Trial of Baltimore Mayor Friend Each Other on FacebookMary Whisnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780343632178750011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10281891.post-49584859344247378062009-12-20T22:46:15.408-08:002009-12-20T22:46:15.408-08:00Thank you for this posting. Clearly, jurors' u...Thank you for this posting. Clearly, jurors' use of social media to conduct research about a case is causing quite a stir. Kansas, Colorado, New Jersey state or federal courts allow it. Georgia and other states do not. Post trial jury interviews show that despite court admonitions, jurors want to know everything they can about a case in order to make a decision they can be proud of. An admirable goal no doubt. As in the case of other jury trial innovations, we are likely headed toward eventually accepting this tendency of jurors since it is compulsive behavior that is not likely to cease with court instructions. Instead of trying to cure the problem with an instruction, we might try a brief training or orientation session with jurors to quell their desire to look for outside information. We would also be well advised to conduct advance research on the Web to identify the information and sources of information about the case that appear on the Web in order to see it before jurors do and deal with it directly in court.Dr. Richard Waiteshttp://www.theadvocates.comnoreply@blogger.com