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"The Private Lives of Jurors"

In the most recent Los Angeles Lawyer is an article exploring the legal and ethical issues of having a private investigator, investigate jurors.  (It's here.)  It's written by two associates from the best investigative firm in California, Batza & Associates.  This ancedote was especially interesting:As part of the effort to profile jurors, some litigators hire investigators to perform what is sometimes called a drive-by. This involves a visit to, and careful observation of, a juror?s residence and neighborhood. While an investigator cannot directly contact a juror or a juror?s family members or interview a juror?s neighbors or acquaintances, a drive-by is permissible and can sometimes yield valuable information regarding the juror?s economic, cultural, and social environment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).