A child sexual abuse case resulted in a mistrial after a juror went online to research the concept of witness coaching and told his fellow jurors. The prosecutor didn't want to put the six-year-old victim through a second trial, so reduced the charges to resolve the case.
Juror’s ‘research’ forced mistrial in child rape case, Herald.net (Everett), Dec. 12, 2012
The end of the article briefly discusses a mistrial that resulted from a juror refusing to return to court after a break in deliberations.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Mistrial After Everett Juror Does Online Research
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