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Inappropriate Twittering, Facebooking Leads to Criminal Appeals in Trials

Following closely on the heels of the defendant who was acquited because the arresting officer revealed too much on MySpace and Facebook, two different trials are being appealed due to jurors Twittering and Facebooking about the trial, including in one extremely high-profile case.

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Criminal Defendant Acquited Over Arresting Officer’s Facebook and MySpace Remarks

Gary Waters is one lucky perp. Already on parole for a burglery rap, he was arrested for gun possession, and went to trial. And then, he was acquitted because of comments that the arresting officer Vaughan Ettienne had made on Facebook and MySpace.