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Juror misconduct is when the law of the court is violated by a member of the jury while a court case is in progression or after it has reached a verdict. [ 1 ] Misconduct can take several forms:
Jury tampering is the crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.The means by which this crime could be perpetrated can include attempting to discredit potential jurors to ensure they will not be selected for duty.
A stealth juror or rogue juror is a person who, motivated by a hidden agenda in reference to a legal case, attempts to be seated on the jury and to influence the outcome. [1] Legal scholars believe that lawyers can identify stealth jurors by paying close attention to non-verbal behavior connected with deception and identifying discrepancies ...
State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moran said he had to declare a mistrial because of "juror misconduct." Visibly irate, Moran chastened the jury for its conduct, without identifying specifics ...
NEW YORK (AP) — El Chapo's lawyers raised concerns of potential juror misconduct and were reviewing their options Wednesday after a member of the jury at the Mexican drug lord's trial told a ...
Barry Bonds was charged with obstruction of justice in 2011 for allegedly lying to a grand jury investigating the BALCO steroid scandal about whether his personal trainer had given him steroids. [38] Bonds was convicted and served 30 days of house arrest, but the conviction was later overturned on appeal. [39]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors. The American Bar Association says it's ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly ...
FRE 606(b)(2) lists specific exceptions to the no-impeachment rule, noting that jurors “may testify about whether: (A) extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jury’s attention; (B) an outside influence was improperly brought to bear on any juror; or (C) a mistake was made in entering the verdict on the verdict form ...