Drop those BlackBerrys, jurors. Or else.
A Southern California lawmaker is targeting jurors who Google, tweet, or Facebook the wrong information during trials. Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar, introduced legislation last week that would amend civil and criminal contempt statutes to allow punishment of jurors who electronically discuss confidential legal proceedings.
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