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Court Bans Jurors From Searching Google 
By: Andy Beal 2009-09-16 There's now a place in the US, where using Google can land you in jail: a San Diego courtroom. According to the Union Tribune, a case going before a California jury will be the first to enforce a rule preventing jurors from using Google (or the web in general) to conduct research on the case, or from updating their social networking status.
I wont go into the full details of the trial, but an attorney in a wrongful death lawsuit is concerned jurors will use their iPhones and Blackberrys to try and determine if the organizers of a radio contest should have known that their antics were dangerous. He also wants to prevent jurors from learning details of the case, not admissible in the courtroom. In court papers, Levine argued that jurors conducting independent research on Internet sites whether through computers or through cellular phones with Internet capabilities has become a judicially recognized occurrence and has been found to constitute juror misconduct in several cases across the nation. According to legal experts, the requirement is unlikely to stop jurors from whipping out their iPhone and even if caught, its unlikely the juror will receive anything worse than a fine"but more likely a stern talking to from the judge. What do you think about this new rule? Should we restrict access to information or are we trying to prevent the inevitable integration of technology in the courtroom? via Union Tribune Comments About the Author: Andy Beal is an internet marketing consultant and considered one of the world's most respected and interactive search engine marketing experts. Andy has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies such as Motorola, CitiFinancial, Lowes, Alaska Air, DeWALT, NBC and Experian. You can read his internet marketing blog at Marketing Pilgrim and reach him at andy.beal@gmail.com. |
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