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This page from a legal document, filed on February 24, 2022, discusses the legal standard for juror bias in sexual abuse cases. The author argues against a mandatory presumption of bias for jurors who have experienced sexual abuse, distinguishing the current case from a New Hampshire state decision (State v. Ashfar). The document asserts that the court correctly conducted targeted follow-up inquiries to determine impartiality rather than automatically striking such jurors, which is consistent with the law in the circuit.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Ashfar Party in a cited case
Mentioned in the case citation "State v. Ashfar, 196 A.3d 93, 94 (N.H. 2018)".
Juror 6 Juror
Mentioned in a citation from the Ashfar case, where he acknowledged he could not sit on a jury in a sexual assault ca...
Torres Party in a cited case
Mentioned in the case citation "See, e.g., Torres, 128 F.3d at 45" regarding an implied bias finding.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
Court Government agency
Referenced throughout the document as the judicial body handling the current case and making rulings on juror selection.

Timeline (3 events)

2018
The New Hampshire state court decision in State v. Ashfar was issued.
New Hampshire
A post-verdict hearing was held in the Ashfar case to assess a juror's bias.
New Hampshire
Juror 6 was called for jury service in a sexual assault case involving a minor victim and stated he could not serve impartially.

Locations (1)

Location Context
Mentioned in the context of a state court decision, "State v. Ashfar, 196 A.3d 93, 94 (N.H. 2018)".

Relationships (1)

Juror 6 Familial Juror 6's daughter
The document states that Juror 6 acknowledged he could not sit on a jury "due to his feelings about his daughter".

Key Quotes (2)

"when called for jury service in another sexual assault case involving an alleged victim who was a minor, Juror 6 acknowledged that he could not sit on that jury due to his feelings about his daughter; and . . . there appears to be little in the way of logical explanation for how he could have differentiated between the two cases."
Source
— State v. Ashfar decision (A quote from a New Hampshire state decision cited by the defendant to argue for juror bias.)
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"average man"
Source
— Torres decision (legal term) (Used to describe a legal test for an implied bias finding, as seen in the Torres case.)
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