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Don't fear the p .d. investigator

Sancho the public defender investigator fields this e-mail question from a juror:I was recently a juror on a trial in *** County. The case is over, and we found the defendant guilty - it was a horrible, violent case. Ever since the verdict, my fellow jurors and I have been contacted by the investigator who works for the defendant... The investigator has called our home telephone numbers and even showed up on our doorsteps trying to speak to us. How is this possible? The subcommandante tries to offer some reassurance:(A)s much as I might really like a client, I would never consider risking my job, career, and reputation by doing something unethical or illegal...this includes divulging the address of a juror on his/her case...

Full post as published by Arbitrary and Capricious on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).