JusticeFever
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I agree, wasn't a good idea to post on a message board while being a witness in an ongoing trial. A friend of mine was in a similar situation recently, she was an expert witness in a criminal trial. She is also very outspoken. Experts often are. I really really pushed her not to engage in debate on the internet regarding areas of her expertise, which was difficult for her to resist as she was being attacked online.
In this case, the defense should have done a better job prepping Jay, including asking him not to comment about the case outside of the testimony.
I agree, in some cases I have followed, a gag order was issued to prevent anything like this from happening.
But, then again with all the social media, it is still hard to stay quiet sometimes.