The jurors used their mobile phones to search for details of the defendants, who were standing trial over two shootings in Nottinghamshire in 2018. Detectives hope their sentences will encourage future jurors to follow the rules
Eight people were charged with a number of offences connected to both incidents - resulting in a long-running trial held at Nottingham Crown Court at the end of 2019 and into the start of 2020.
It was during deliberations that concerns were raised about jurors carrying out their own research, and in some cases, sharing that research with others. "These four jurors were well aware that they should not have been engaging in their own research into aspects of this case. Fletcher, 41, pleaded guilty to four counts of researching the case during the trial period and was given a six-month sentence suspended for a year, and 120 hours unpaid work.
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