CT Judge OK’s Facebook Joking Juror & Juror Facebook-friending
On October 5, 2011, a Connecticut federal court judge declined to order a new trial after the defendant in a tax evasion case learned that (a) “Juror X” was posting on Facebook during trial that he...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Jurors Doing on the Internet?
A persistent problem for the jury system has been jurors using the Internet during jury selection and trial. Despite media coverage, the problem continues (even internationally). But there may be a...
View ArticleNevada Supreme Court Explains Admissibility Standards for IM / Text Messages
The criminal case of Kevin Rodriguez v. State of Nevada is one of three recent cases nationwide which discusses the admissibility of text messages in trial. In Rodriguez, a victim was attacked, robbed,...
View Article2012 Small Claims Court Clinic
Slightly off topic from Internet/legal issues, the Palm Beach Bar Association and the Palm Beach County Library, as part of the 2012 Law Week, hosted the 2012 Small Claims Court Clinic this week to...
View ArticleNew Rules for Juror Internet Use in Florida Criminal Cases
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion last Thursday approving new standard jury instruction 1.001 (Introduction) which, according to the Comment, deals with jurors’ “communication with other and...
View ArticleCan You Sue the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach?
According to a recent appellate court opinion, a person can sue the South Florida Fair for personal injuries, but only up to the sovereign immunity limit. In South Florida Fair and Palm Beach County...
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