FOIA Request Jury Harms High-Profile Case - USA Freedom of Information Act

I am looking for a Paralegal, Freelancer, or Journalist to assist me with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding possible jury misconduct reported of a Highly Known Public Case in the United States.

The specific information I am seeking to obtain through this request includes court records of a report by a court attendee of a juror reading social media online about the defendant and discussing that information over the phone before verdict deliberations.

We need to find any written documentation of the report which is listed in a recently published book by journalist Nick Wallis.

Sadly, this was not reported to the defendant's attorneys and seemed lost in the reports to the court deputies and clerks.

Many months later, court of appeals judges had to release the official records of the case with a mandamus order to 3rd parties and the public by ruling against the court clerk of the circuit court, as the judge, PlanetDepos, and the clerk refused to take any simple action to release them as an American right.

I have a specific department in mind that I would like to request information from, and I will provide the details to the freelancer I hire. The deadline for this project is 3-4 weeks.

Upon a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus

Before Judges Malveaux, White and Senior Judge Annunziata

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"Each juror has a duty to report as soon as possible any incident where any person attempted to influence any member of the jury outside of the room where the jurors deliberate. A Jurors must report to the court any violation they see committed by other jurors against warnings given by the judge not to discuss the case outside the jury room or against listening, reading or viewing news reports about the case. In regard to jurors’ avoidance of any contact with news reports, the judge in many jurisdictions is required to explain to the jury his reason for warning them to do so.

There are a number of documented examples of juror misconduct that illustrate the above principles. The first kind of example is jurors bringing in outside information not given to them at trial. In an automobile accident case, a juror on his own visited the accident site and drew a diagram of the intersection. The next day when the jury deliberated, he showed the jury the diagram and brought into the room a copy of a book on state traffic laws, the contents of which they discussed. In a second instance communication was said to have taken place between members of the jury and a customer in a restaurant who approached their table... In these instances, what occurred was clearly prejudicial and resulted in the trial verdict being overturned."

Skills and Experience:

- Knowledge of the United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

- Experience in filing FOI requests with government entities

- Strong research and analytical skills

- Attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information

- Should be located in the United States for mail/calling matters

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Localização: VA, United States