MySpace and Facebook used in jury selection
August 14, 2008 · Print This Article
The popularity of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook has become a valuable tool for attorneys and jury consultants seeking to vet jurors. Information gleaned from personal Web sites, blogs and other Internet sources can reveal important information that jurors may not divulge on jury questionnaires or during voir dire. I guess the only problem is being able to google information during the middle of voir fire for short trials.
For longer, multi-day voir dire sessions, this could be very helpful.
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