Personal Injury Law

Panel Looks at Electronic Device Use by Jurors

By Edward Bills

The Indiana Judicial Conference is considering a rule to restrict the use of electronic devices by jurors during deliberations. The move comes one month after the Indiana Supreme Court allowed a civil verdict to stand despite a challenge involving a juror's use of a cell phone during deliberations. One justice noted, however, that the use of electronic devices by jurors could present a significant obstacle to "the fair administration of justice."

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on August 04, 2009 (boomark / email).