Jury who researched defendant online is jailed
A juror who carried out internet research at home while sitting at a criminal trial was jailed for six months for contempt of court today.
Academic Theodora Dallas, 34, had told other jurors what her research had revealed about a defendant on trial at Luton Crown Court in July 2011.
The judge aborted the trial after learning about her research.
She was sentenced today by three judges at the High Court in London, including Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice.
Dallas was present in court for the ruling.
She will serve three months and be on licence for the remainder of the term.
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Ben Hurst
If I was on a jury I'd do the job to the best of my ability. If that means online research and informing my fellow jurors, well so be it. No judge has the right to tell me what I should or shouldn't do; especially since I wouldn't have volunteered to be there in the first place.
I hold the entire judicial and legal systems in contempt...and would tell the judge exactly why.