Friday, June 7, 2013

CA Supreme Court Sustains Conviction Despite Juror Lying During Voir Dire, Two Others Viewing Prison Movie

The CA Supreme Court has refused to overturn a murder conviction despite one juror having lied about his past felony conviction and criminal records of his sons; and two jurors having watched a prison life movie "American Me" (1992) at the urging of another juror during deliberations and when they were deadlocked.

Link: http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S092356.PDF

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