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Judge urges statute outlawing targeted juror contact after local trial incident
House Judiciary Committee · February 11, 2026
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Summary
Ashtabula County Judge David Schroeder told the House Judiciary Committee a gap in Ohio law allowed a juror to be contacted during trial lunch and urged passage of HB478 to criminalize jury tampering, citing social-media risks and organized interference.
Judge David Schroeder described a trial incident in Ashtabula County in which a juror was directly contacted during a lunch break by someone acting on behalf of a defendant. Schroeder said the court responded appropriately by excusing the juror and using an alternate, but that Ohio lacks a…
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