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Juror Misconduct
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EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of Indiana Upholds Murder Conviction Despite Evidence of Gross Misconduct by Juror
By Colin Miller
In its recent opinion in Loehrlein v. State, 2020 WL 7238307 (Ind. 2020), the Supreme Court of Indiana correctly noted that“Generally, proof that a juror was biased against the defendant or…
Legal Profession Blog
Lawyer-Juror’s “Gross Misconduct” Does Not Overturn Verdict
The Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court determination that gross juror misconduct - omission on a questionnaire that the juror had been charged and was a victim of domestic…
EvidenceProf Blog
Court of Appeals of Iowa Creates Objective Juror Test for When Racist Jurors Comments Require a New Trial
By Colin Miller
In Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, the Supreme Court heldthat where a juror makes a clear statement that indicates he or she relied on racial stereotypes or animus to convict a criminal…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery Blog
Murder verdict overturned because of 7000 texts by a juror during the trial!
By Peter Vogel
The New York Times reported that in 2015 “a jury convicted Robert Neulander, a prominent doctor in central New York, of killing his wife...[and] that one of the jurors who…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Murder verdict overturned because of 7000 texts by a juror during the trial!
By Peter Vogel
The New York Times reported that in 2015 “a jury convicted Robert Neulander, a prominent doctor in central New York, of killing his wife...[and] that one of the jurors who…
Legal Profession Blog
Texting Juror Invalidated Verdict
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the reversal of a murder conviction for juror misconductIn April 2015, a jury convicted Dr. Neulander of murdering his wife and tampering with…
The Jury Selection Blog
To Google or Not to Google?
By Bob Kelley
As attorneys, we go to great lengths to select the jury who will decide our client’s fate at trial – yet today, there is a looming, additional silent juror banging…
Legal Profession Blog
“Just Wanted To Know If I Will Burn In Hell”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has remanded a case in which habeas corpus relief had been deniedMore than 20 years ago, Petitioner William Leroy Barnes…
Persuasion Matters
Anonymous ‘El Chapo’ Juror Dishes – and Claims Juror Misconduct
By Kacy Miller
In the age of smartphones and 24/7 access to media, jurors who conduct outside research are a hot topic in the legal community. And if you’re defense counsel for the…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Iowa Supreme Court heads to Red Oak to hear arguments on whether a jury was swayed by social media
By appellate
The Iowa Supreme Court goes on the road on Oct. 9 to hear oral arguments in Red Oak in a case that deals with the effect of social media on…