"There's a reason why judges should be very careful to impose this type of penalty," said Daniel Filler, dean of Drexel University Kline School of Law in Philadelphia. "The public is already trying very hard to get out of jury service."
June 30, 2021 at 04:01 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
A strict penalty imposed on a New Jersey juror for conducting online research during a criminal trial appears to be unprecedented, but the egregious nature of his actions underpin the severity of the punishment, according to some observers.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Senior Judge Robert Kugler imposed a sanction of $11,227 on juror Stephen Meile for conduct that prompted a mistrial.
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