Juror Misconduct Law in Review

#27: What to do with the laughing juror

The SM JUROR Podcast #26: Does the jury's inadvertent consideration of the defendant's insurance policy result in prejudicial juror misconduct?

#25: Does the jury’s knowledge of publicized videotaped trial proceedings on social media prejudice the defendant?

#24: Exploring the relationship between the juror and the trial witness

#23: Is a sequestered jury's fear of not being fed an adverse influence on their deliberations?

#22: Is a post-verdict evidentiary hearing required to determine a juror's competency due to admitted memory lapses during trial?

#21: The injection of a juror's personal experiences and a juror's translation efforts

#20: A LinkedIn notification of the viewing of a party’s profile leads to research of social media profiles & Google search histories to prove juror misconduct.

#19: Does a text message to a juror, “Please don’t send my brother to jail,” result in jury tampering?

#18: Trivial juror misconduct and the ineffective assistance of counsel claim

#17: The delay in presenting known juror misconduct backfires

#16: The juror who says he will find the defendant guilty regardless of the evidence

#15: Rebutting the presumption of prejudice when jurors do internet research

#14: Does the jury's use of technology to enhance visual acuity result in experimentation and juror misconduct?

#13: Does an alternate juror's presence in the jury room during deliberations result in improper communications?