Showing posts with label mistrial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mistrial. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Texas Man Kicked Off Jury For Trying To 'Friend' Defendant

AOL News:
A North Texas juror got an unfriendly reaction from a judge after he tried to 'friend' the defendant on Facebook....

Jonathan Hudson pled guilty to four counts of contempt of court as a result of his actions, which his lawyer described as a "silly mistake"....

In 2009, the New York Times wrote a piece about the ways in which the Internet has contributed to a several mistrials across the country.