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Juror Tweets Could Create Mistrial

A court case between rival construction firms faces mistrial due to a juror's use of Twitter during the proceedings. At issue is not that the juror in question was receiving outside influence, but that he could...

created by Jordan Yerman | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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Juror's detective work ends trial

A trial in the UK has fallen apart after a juror tried to do his own detective work into the case. Outside of the trial, the juror went on his own to visit the site and conduct other investigations."A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan

Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,...

created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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"Voodoo" Woman Produces Children's Fingers in Court

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"Voodoo" Woman Produces Children's Fingers in Court

Pandemonium broke out in a London court today when an alleged "voodoo" practitioner charged with fraud pulled out two fingers. It is not known whether this was a gesture to the judge " A woman...

created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Barry Artiste

R Kelly Jurors Believe R&B Star was on Sex Tape

No diggity. I guess this is what qualifies as "reasonable doubt." But, as for Kellz, it seems like there was no question it was him. I'm still amazed he was acquitted. " Jurors in the R Kelly. trial...

created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Michelle Says So

R&B Singer R. Kelly Sex Trial Begins, Juror Already Dismissed

After six years of waiting, we finally get to see the fate of what happens to R&B singer, "Bump n' Grind", Robert Kelly (a/k/a R. Kelly.)If you aren't familiar with the case, it is alleged that Mr. Kelly has a...

created by Michelle Says So | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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British juror arrested for listening to music under hijab

A female Muslim juror has been arrested in Britain after allegedly listening to an MP3 player under her hijab headscarf during a murder trial, police said Monday. The woman in her early 20s was spotted by a fellow juror listening to music as she was meant to be helping try...