State v. Aguilar

OPINION

NORRIS, Judge.

¶ 1 Although at the beginning of trial, the superior court admonished the jury to “not consult any source, such as ... the [Ijnternet for information,” and then reminded the jury to observe the admonition throughout the trial, two jurors conducted Internet research on the legal definitions of terms in the court’s final instructions, communicated their research to other jurors, and three additional jurors considered the research before joining the other jurors in unanimously convicting Jesus Valdez Aguilar and eodefendant Francisco Ibarra Norzagaray (collectively, “Appel…