Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Apr 12, 2017
Thepetition of the day is:
16-1000
Issues:(1) Whether allegations of extraneous juror contact arising post-verdict can compel a trial court to question a juror about his subjective mindset in addressing the possibility of any prejudice; and (2) whether an external contact with the jury requires a court to apply a presumption of prejudice, whether or not the contact was intentional, involved in a verbal communication, concerns a matter pending before the jury, or whether or not the court even knows what actually transpired.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Filson v. Tarango
Recommended Citation:
Kate Howard,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Apr. 12, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/04/petition-of-the-day-1141/