Twitterer in contempt issue

Maybe we have the first case of a twitterer being made comtempt of court.

This from the Telegraph which reports that

A building materials company and its owner have appealed a $12.6 million (£9 million) verdict against them, alleging that a juror posted messages on the micro-blogging website Twitter.com during the trial that reveal that he might be biased.

The paper adds that the motion was

filed in Washington County Circuit Court in Fayetteville, said that the messages show Mr Powell "was predisposed toward giving a verdict that would impress his audience".