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Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. calls them ‘Internet trial torpedoes’ and U.S. media outlets refer to it as ‘mistrial by Google.’
They’re describing the phenomenon of jurors accessing the Internet before and during trials to learn about the witnesses or legal issues.
It is a vexing problem that undermines the fundamental legal principle that jurors must decide a case based on the evidence presented in the courtroom, Dixon told lawyers and judges attending the American Bar Association annual meeting here in Toronto. ...
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