Crime, Jury Duty, Rape, Technology

Child Sexual Assault Conviction Tossed Because of Juror’s ‘Online Cultural Research’

Juror misconduct by internet can lead to mistrials, and it’s becoming increasingly (and unfortunately) more common. Last month the Vermont Supreme Court overturned an unsettling child sexual abuse conviction because the juror conducted his own research about the Somali Bantu culture central to the parties in the case. What a mess…