Appellate Practice
Dec. 17, 2014
Lying during voir dire: grounds for a new trial?
In a unanimous ruling last week, FRE 606(b) makes inadmissible a juror's testimony that another member of the jury lied during voir dire when that testimony is offered to support a motion for a new trial. By Victor Gold
In a unanimous opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) makes inadmissible a juror's testimony that another member of the jury lied during voir dire when that testimony is offered to support a motion for a new trial.
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