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Some jurors have always had an urge to visit a crime scene or research a case they're considering, but now the Internet is making it much easier to play detective. And courts across the country are wrestling with the problem. Michael Wilkinson, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge in Phoenix, describes the growing habit of Net-savvy jurors as a 'major problem.' Wilkinson declared a mistrial recently after a juror went on the Internet and discovered that an accused child molester faced a minimum of 17 years in prison if convicted. The juror thought that was 'too excessive,' and the jury deadlocked with a 7-1 margin....
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