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Ohio Jurors Who Visited Crime Scene Fined for Costs of Mistrial

By Cleveland Law Library

According to the Mansfield News Journal, two (2) jurors who visited a crime scene over lunch, in violation of the judge's orders, have been fined for the costs of a mistrial in the case of a defendant accused of murder. According to the article, the jurors could have been sentenced to 30 days in jail, but Judge DeWeese only imposed monetary sanctions and made the jurors write apologies to the defendant, the families of the victim, and the other jurors. Who tipped off the judge?----another juror.

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).