r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • 21h ago

Could probably hear the “FOH!!” from space

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u/Oh_yes_I_did 20h ago edited 19h ago

Wait, jurors can just have access to their phone while they deliberate? Doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose of an unbiased jury if they can access what the public zeitgeist’s opinions and feelings are?

Edit: lol at the two conflicting responses, such is Reddit.

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u/nope-nik-tesla 20h ago

It is actually pretty uncommon for a jury to be sequestered and blocked from accessing news and media

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u/The_Amazing_Emu 14h ago

But they still generally can’t bring a phone into a courthouse

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u/nope-nik-tesla 12h ago

You generally aren't allowed to use them in the courtroom but you can definitely bring them into the courthouse.

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u/Electronic_Lie_5661 20h ago

Yeah seems like bullshit, when I did mine we had to hand over all electronics during proceedings and deliberation but you did get them bacn during lunch break.

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u/CiaphasCain8849 13h ago

Yes, I had my phone the whole time. Leave it in the jury room.

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u/yoitsthatoneguy ☑️ 2h ago

Edit: lol at the two conflicting responses, such is Reddit.

There are thousands of jurisdictions in the US. They can all have their own courtroom procedure (as long as they follow the constitution).