California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 9, 2013
Judge cannot hold private meeting with jurors, appellate court rules
A state appellate court rebuffed a San Francisco judge this week, ruling that he may not hold a private interview with two seated jurors to decide if they should be removed for bias.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state appellate court rebuffed a San Francisco judge this week, ruling that he may not hold a private interview with two seated jurors to decide if they should be removed for bias.
Superior Court Judge Newton J. Lam, who is presiding over a multiparty asbestos wrongful death case, had scheduled to meet in chambers with the two jurors after they each revealed new information about themselves. Attorne...
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