Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog
Here’s a interesting reference to the Siegelman political prosecution case.
No Reversal Despite Juror Exposure To Internet Information, Media Accounts And E-mail, 10 March 2009.
Eleventh Circuit agrees with trial court, after a hearing with all
twelve jurors, that exposure to an unredacted copy of the Second
Superseding Indictment, a book concerning the role of the jury
foreperson, and limited, inadvertent media reports on the case, was
harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; additionally, the trial court was
properly reserved in investigating allegations that some jurors
e-mailed one another before and during jury deliberations, under FRE 606(b), in United States v. Siegelman, _ F.3d _ (11th Cir. March 6, 2009) (No. 07-13163) .
twelve jurors, that exposure to an unredacted copy of the Second
Superseding Indictment, a book concerning the role of the jury
foreperson, and limited, inadvertent media reports on the case, was
harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; additionally, the trial court was
properly reserved in investigating allegations that some jurors
e-mailed one another before and during jury deliberations, under FRE 606(b), in United States v. Siegelman, _ F.3d _ (11th Cir. March 6, 2009) (No. 07-13163) .