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A Jury Isn’t (Completely) a Black Box
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm:Though the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case was last month’s news, the drama continues. The Massachusetts mother, accused in the deaths of her three children, rested…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: A Brief Public Restraint Supports Felony False Imprisonment of a Minor, and a Holdout Juror Can Be Removed for “Refusing to Deliberate”
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Evans, 2026 PA Super 96, affirming a conviction for false imprisonment of…
EvidenceProf Blog
Court of Appeals of Iowa Finds No Issues in Case in Which Judge Saw Scared Female Juror Being Berated by Male Juror on Deadlocked Jury
By Colin Miller
What should a trial judge do if he overhears a male juror acting aggressively toward a female juror to the point where it's clear that she's scared? That was the…
EvidenceProf Blog
Court of Appeals of Virginia Finds No Issue With Allen Charge Given After Juror Indicated In Open Court That She Disagreed With The Jury’s Verdict
By Colin Miller
With an Allen charge, a judge tells jurors to continue deliberating after they're deadlocked. This charge are typically given under a specific circumstance: The jury sends the judge a note indicating…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of Oklahoma Suspends Prosecutor Who Spied on Jury Deliberations in Murder Trial
By Colin Miller
In a first, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma has suspended a prosecutor who spied on jury deliberations in a murder trial? So, what happened? Let's look at Tuesday's opinion of…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Watched Jury Deliberations
A six-month suspension has been imposed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court for a prosecutor's misconduct by spying on jury deliberations in a first degree murder trial that he had tried…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of Colorado Finds Juror Saying a Judge Told a Prior Jury That Their Verdict Needed to be Unanimous Not Grounds for Jury Impeachment
By Colin Miller
Similar to its federal counterpart, Colorado Rule of Evidence 606(b) states the following:(b) Inquiry into validity of verdict or indictment. Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or…
Minding Your Business
The Journey vs. The Destination: Analyzing Jury Deliberation Styles
The role of juries in adjudicating cases has long been the subject of consternation and debate by those in the legal system. In civil jury trials, the jury acts as…
Online Jury Research Update
Are angry jurors more influential in deliberations? | Online Jury Research Update
It is not uncommon for jurors to express anger during deliberations. Does a juror's anger affect their influence on other jurors during deliberations? Are angry jurors either more or less…
Food Safety News
Judge sequesters the Blue Bell jury
By Dan Flynn
Federal Judge Robert Pitman Friday sequestered the jury deliberating for a third day over charges against the retired president of Blue Bell ice cream. Pitman "ordered that the jury be…