Two court developments in Maryland last week highlight the growing problems caused by jurors’ online access during criminal trials.
In one case, a Maryland appeals court overturned a murder conviction because jurors had apparently consulted Wikipedia for explanations of scientific terms, the Baltimore Sun reports. In another, lawyers for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon sought a new trial in part because five jurors had become Facebook friends during the trial.
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California Closing Criminal Records
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SB-731 Automatically Sealing of Conviction and Arrest Records A social
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