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- Title
Virtual Voir Dire: The Law and Ethics of Investigating Jurors Online.
- Authors
Robinson, Eric P.
- Abstract
The Internet has created a new avenue for gleaning information about potential jurors. A host of concerns, however, accompany this new method of researching the venire. This Article traces the evolution of juror research from traditional means to today's methods involving the Internet and social media. The author examines the main questions and issues surrounding online research of jurors, including judicial attitudes, courtroom decorum, fairness, juror privacy, accuracy of the information, and potential ethical duties for counsel.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JURY selection; LEGAL ethics; INTERNET searching; INVESTIGATIONS -- Law &; legislation; LEGAL status of jurors; SOCIAL media laws; INTERNET laws; RIGHT of privacy; JURY selection -- Social aspects; LAW
- Publication
American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 3, p597
- ISSN
0160-0281
- Publication type
Article