Jurors should be warned more often and more explicitly about their use of social media during trials, according to a report by a committee of the New York State Bar Association.
The study, which will be among the topics of Wednesday’s Presidential Summit at the state bar’s annual meeting in Manhattan, urges that changes be made to the Pattern Jury Instructions to reflect the pitfalls to the fair trial process posed by social media.
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