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Note Taking in the Jury Box

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"Pennsylvania the latest state to allow juror note-taking in criminal trials," is Vesna Jaksic's National Law Journal web-only report.Pennsylvania will permanently allow jurors to take notes, embracing an increasingly common trend in the nation's courtrooms. Pennsylvania had a temporary measure for the last three years that allowed jurors to take notes. But last month the state amended the rule to allow note-taking in criminal cases permanently. It has a similar rule in place for civil cases. In addition, a rule has been clarified to ensure that jurors may take notes during testimony related to a defendant's confession. More states have been relaxing the rules to make it easier for jurors to take notes. In addition to Pennsylvania, Florida recently expanded the right for jurors in that state...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 04, 2008 (boomark / email).