Law’s Michael Benza says jury intimidation constitutes a separate offense

Suspect under investigation for secret photos of jurors: I-Team

Fox 8:  Michael Benza, professor of practice at the CWRU School of Law, said jury intimidation is its own crime, and even without intent, jurors' concern about being photographed matters given their partial privacy expectations as public participants in court. A Euclid drug trafficking suspect is under investigation for secretly recording jurors, causing a mistrial.