187 W. Va. 84 - State v. Strauss’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 2007
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 182 W. Va. 643 - State v. Daniel · 111 W. Va. 653 - State v. Johnson · 176 W. Va. 562 - Haight v. Goin · 178 W. Va. 744 - State v. Holland
Most-quoted passages
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“A motion for a new trial on the ground of the misconduct of a jury is addressed to the sound discretion of the court, which as a rule will not be disturbed on appeal where it appears that defendant was not injured by the misconduct or influence complained of. The question as to whether or not a juror has been subjected to improper influence affecting the verdict, is a fact primarily to be determined by the trial judge from the circumstances, which must be clear and convincing to require a new trial, proof of mere opportunity to influence the jury being insufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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