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Jurors held in contempt

Two London men have each been sentenced to two months in jail following contempt of court convictions for misusing the Internet while serving on a jury. One of ...

Federal News Network Staff

August 5, 2013 10:58 am

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Two London men have each been sentenced to two months in jail following contempt of court convictions for misusing the Internet while serving on a jury. One of them posted a Facebook message while the other used Google to search for extra information about the victims of a fraud case and later shared the information with other jurors. A 2010 UK survey by the Guardian found that about 12 percent of jurors involved in high-profile cases had supplemented courtroom evidence with Web searches.