[Howlin]

Well, I can see it's United States v. now! I had a kneejerk reaction to having worked in state district courts for so long!


I read your cites and don't agree that any of those circumstances apply to this case; up the thread, I was under the impression that people were saying that THIS would be an issue in appeal, when it's obviously not.

What a juror THINKS is of no concern in this case. They are entitled to draw their own conclusions based on what they see and hear.

[Cboldt]

I read your cites and don't agree that any of those circumstances apply to this case; up the thread, I was under the impression that people were saying that THIS would be an issue in appeal, when it's obviously not.

Speaking for myself, I was addressing what appeared to be your sentiment, that juror conduct can NEVER be grounds for appeal in a Federal case, and that ONLY judicial error can be grounds for appeal in a Federal case. The cases I cited merely refute that.

You'll note my previous message to you as well, where I said that I doubted juror misconduct would stand as grounds for appeal in Martha Stewart's case. But as Bluntpoint said, the notion can't be dismissed out of hand.