But Judge, It Was a 5-Star Puzzle!

Courtesy of our local Sudoku addict, Dara:

An Australian drugs trial lasting more than three months and costing taxpayers over A$1 million ($947,000) has been aborted after a number of jurors were found to have spent up to half the time playing Sudoku puzzles.

Apparently, the judge was tipped off by the fact that they seemed to be taking notes vertically.