PDA's forbidden for Michigan jurors
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July 1, 2009
Michigan: The Michigan Supreme Court has issued a directive barring the use of PDA's by jurors during trials. The ruling will take effect September 1, 2009.
The ruling was issued in response to prosecutorial complaints that members of juries were distracted by their cellphones, Blackberries, and iPhones, and in some cases even looking up information about the case while participating in the jury, which has the potential to lead to a mistrial.
"Wouldn't common sense suggest that's wrong? 'I don't think jurors go out and Google stuff thinking it's wrong. Sometimes it just doesn't click,' said Charles Koop, immediate past president of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, which pushed for the new rule."[1]
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