SAN FRANCISCO — Jurors who improperly search the Internet for information about the trial they’re hearing are a growing problem for lawyers and judges.
This week, the California Court of Appeal tackled a worst-case scenario — a juror who located a prior appellate opinion about a case, chock-full of inadmissible evidence — while challenging the California Supreme Court to tighten standards for prejudice from extraneous materials.
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