Jury Blogging – Bow Tie Law

The “Friendly” Jurors & Stored Communication Act

March 3, 2011 Josh Gilliland Jury Blogging, Jury Disqualification, Jury Selection, Stored Communications Act

It is surprising this has not happened earlier: Two jurors meet and “friend” each other on Facebook during a criminal trial in California State Court. The Criminal Defendant is found guilty. Juror Number Five later informed the Criminal Defense Attorney the Juror Number One (hereinafter the Plaintiff) made comments about[…]

Juror Misconduct: When the Judge Says Don’t Talk About the Case, that Includes Facebook & Twitter

June 30, 2009 Josh Gilliland Blogging, Facebook, Jury Blogging, Jury Disqualification, Social Networking

Who knew 140 characters, a few status messages, and tags could play a big role in a court opinion hitting juror misconduct? It is not a huge surprise in a criminal case involving politics, money and fraud. A Little Background: The Criminal Case against the Defendants Multiple Defendants were charged[…]

The People Would Like to Thank the Blogger for His Jury Service

January 9, 2009 Josh Gilliland Blogging, Jury Blogging, Jury Disqualification, Jury Selection, Trial

My friends laughed hysterically when I had jury duty last year. Apparently, the idea of a lawyer having to do his civic duty is funny. And yes, for the record, I did wear my bow tie. During the jury selection process, my exchanged with the judge went as follows:[…]