As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up
New York Times, March 17, 2009
By John Schwartz
The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges. It might be called a Google mistrial.
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