Texas juror receives community service for 'friending' defendant in a civil case.
Star-Telegram: Jonathan Hudson has learned that some things just don't go on Facebook--namely jury duty.
Hudson was a juror on a Tarrant County civil case last month when he tried to "friend" the defendant and discussed the case on his Facebook page, according to court records. The woman [defendant] notified her lawyer who, in turn, told the presiding judge, Wade Birdwell.
Last week, Hudson, 22, pleaded guilty to four counts of contempt of court related to the matter. He was sentenced to two days of community service, which will be chores assigned to him by the jury bailiff next month...to continue reading go here.
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