Jurors would have convicted Lori Drew on three felony counts for unauthorized access to MySpace's computer system if they had been given the evidence from prosecutors, the jury forewoman in the Drew trial said Monday. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Judge Patricia Oney tells sitting jurors in this southwest Ohio city they can't watch shows ranging from the "CSI" crime scene investigation shows to the several "Law & Order" series. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Max Hardcore makes rather extreme porn movies. The question is are they "obscene" (that oh so subjective term). Well, as the saying goes, that's for a jury to decide. And the only way to determine that is be required to watch the movies. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

After 105 witnesses and three months of evidence, a drug trial costing $1 million was aborted today when it emerged that jurors had been playing Sudoku since the trial's second week. picked by aclister 1 year ago

"I strongly object to this video being shown," he said. "This will turn jurors into my victims and I will be tried by a jury of my victims, not a jury of my peers."

His objection was denied.

Updates to this case pouring in daily as trial continues. picked by muppet 1 year ago

A convicted murderer faces execution in Texas after jurors consulted the Bible while deliberating on his sentence picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

In language befitting an episode of "The Sopranos," a confessed murder conspirator described for jurors Thursday how a wealthy car dealer pressured him to join a plot to kill his ex-wife — and how the botched drive-by shooting left the mother of three a quadriplegic. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A Woodland dentist accused of fondling his female patients was trying to massage their chest muscles to treat a stress-related jaw disorder, his defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday.

*look at this guy*
(innocent?) picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

It is the duty of juries to agree that a crime was committed, but that the law itself is wrong and that no punishment shall be given. Although the courts hate this ability, they can not revoke this power and instead work on lessening it in part by allowing judges to not inform you about it and to even deny its existence.

More here. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A young father has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave in a Texas hotel room, with jurors rejecting his claim he was insane at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 39-year-old woman forcefully had her 13-year-old daughter's genitalia pierced to make it uncomfortable for her to have sex, the girl told jurors in her mother's child abuse trial. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A slain toddler tried to stop her mother and stepfather from beating her to death by reaching out to her mother and saying, "I love you," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The defense says she tried to "eat" the phone to keep him from seeing who she called. I wonder if she was billed roaming charges... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Yes, a third jury claims to be deadlocked and once again Gotti gotti-away. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

A woman who claimed she tried to "fix" her 3-year-old autistic daughter by suffocating her with a plastic bag was convicted of murder Thursday after jurors rejected her insanity plea. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Luckily, the judge told the jury to take a flying leap at a rolling donut and ordered a new trial. The doctors blame each other of course. There was so much blame to go around the jurors likely was confused and found the patient had no right to sue. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Prosecutors played video showing Roy Pompa touching himself. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The OJ and company kidnapping/armed robbery trial started today. Simpson flexed his aging muscles allegedly trying to retrieve family heirloom sports memorabilia. If convicted, he might spend the rest of his life in prison, where he'll probably be quite popular. Potential jurors have been warned not to re-try his 1995 murder trial. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

...as the reason he beat his 36 pound 7-year-old to death: In opening statements, Schwartz told jurors Rodriguez was an unemployed security guard who was struggling to feed a family of six small children. His client's only crimes, he said, were being a strict disciplinarian and lying to authorities to protect his wife. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Prosecutors often have no forensic evidence, even in murder trials picked by ted 2 years ago