Fourth Circuit· 4/20/2012
United States v. Lawson
Citations
- 677 F.3d 629
- 2012 WL 1372172
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the Attorney General's opinion was persuasive \[i]n the absence of any South Carolina law to the contrary\
- holding on direct appeal that prejudice was presumed when juror conducted internet research on Wikipedia for definition of terms which were elements of offense
- stating that the court is “troubled by Wikipedia’s lack of reliability”
- considering the strength of the evidence in “determining whether the government has rebutted this presumption of prejudice”
- considering the strength of the evidence in “determining whether the government has rebutted this presumption of prejudice”
- considering the strength of the evidence in “determining whether the government has rebutted this presumption of prejudice”
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Judges: Gregory, Keenan, O'Grady, Eastern, Virginia
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