Title from PDF title page (viewed April 19, 2012).
"This is the second version of the first edition of this casebook, updated March 21, 2012. Go to elangdell.cali.org for the latest edition and for revision history."--Page ii.
Summary
"The anti-jury impeachment rule, contained in Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) and state counterparts, is a rule preventing the admission of jury testimony or statements in connection with an inquiry into the validity of the verdict, subject to certain exceptions. Through a series of cases and hypotheticals drawn from actual cases, this chapter gives readers a roadmap for how to address any jury impeachment issue in practice."--Ebook download page.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents
The Drafting of Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) -- Public policy underlying Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) -- Supreme Court precedent -- 606(b): the external/internal distinction -- 606(b)(2)(A): extraneous prejudicial information -- 606(b)(2)(B): improper outside influences -- 606(b)(2)(C): mistake in entering the verdict on the verdict form -- Situations where Rule 606(b) does not apply -- Testimony by nonjurors -- Juror testimony not offered to impeach a verdict -- Splits in authority -- States without counterparts to Rule 606(b) -- Minnesota's violence exception to Rule 606(b) -- Testimony about the effect on deliberations of extraneous prejudicial information/improper outside influences -- Allegations of juror racial, religious, or other bias when jurors are not questioned regarding bias on Voir Dire -- Jury impeachment pleadings.
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