Litigation
May 23, 2007
What Should Courts Do When Jurors Lie?
A judge is taking a fresh look at whether a juror in a 1991 death-penalty trial hid the fact that he knew the victim. Does it matter? Even in cases in which jurors have concealed a criminal past or hidden the fact that they were the victim of a similar crime, courts have found most jurors’ lies to be innocent.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In an unusual death-penalty appeal, a judge must weigh the word of a celebrated drag queen against that of a fellow juror who is now dead, to determine whether a death-row inmate got a fair trial 16 years ago.
At hearings set to begin Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Mary Morgan will explore the critical questions of whether singer...
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