Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Twittering Has Become An Issue In The Courtroom!


Some jurors are causing problems because they are discussing the cases that they are deliberating outside of the deliberation room.That is an absolute no-no,right?! Well,normally that would be cause for a juror to be removed.But,it's the way that these jurors are talking about the cases that they are supposed to be deciding that makes this a gray issue.There are no rules about posting messages on social networking sites,yet.Folks are twittering about the cases that they are involved in & that's an issue that judges are having to deal with.Here's more from BBC News:

"The verdicts in two US trials are being appealed against because jurors made comments about them on social networking sites.

Defence lawyers in the two cases say postings by jurors on sites like Twitter and Facebook could be grounds for appeal.

Jurors are forbidden to discuss anything relating to a case outside the deliberation room.

But experts say the emergence of new technologies is challenging the rules."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

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