Event Details
January 01, 1988
Description
The McDonough case, which is being interpreted regarding juror dishonesty and bias.
Participants (7)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens, J. | person | 3 | View Entity |
| O'Connor, J. | person | 5 | View Entity |
| Blackmun, J. | person | 12 | View Entity |
| Brennan, J. | person | 22 | View Entity |
| Marshall, J. | person | 10 | View Entity |
| McDonough | person | 70 | View Entity |
| Rehnquist, J. | person | 3 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This legal document page argues that a new trial is warranted when a biased juror is seated, regardless of whether the juror's false answers during voir dire were deliberate or inadvertent. It cites several Supreme Court and Second Circuit cases, including McDonough, Langford, and Leonard, to support this interpretation and refutes the government's contrary reading of these precedents. The argument centers on the idea that the key issue is juror bias, not the intent behind a juror's dishonesty.
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