Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 3, 2014
Jurors are not your 'friends'
A new ABA ethics opinion reviews ethical issues arising from lawyers' review of jurors' social media, and offers lawyers and judges guidance on ethical limits of such access. By Merri A. Baldwin
Social media and juries are a potent mix. In the high-profile Jodi Arias trial in Phoenix, for instance, defense counsel requested social media account information from each of the jurors in order to monitor communications during the trial. While that request was denied, lawyers seeking a fair trial for their clients routinely search for all available information about jurors both before and after jury selection, including social media content...
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