25 Ariz. App. 446 - State v. Landrum’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “Here appellant does not claim any outside or extrinsic influence on the jury or that any piece of physical evidence or testimony was introduced into the jury’s deliberation that was not presented at trial. Rather, the complaint is that a juror commented on her personal observation of physical characteristics of a witness on the witness stand. Appellant’s sister testified at the trial and the jury saw her hair on that occasion. Appellant’s only argument is that some members of the jury, rightly or wrongly, stated that his sister’s hair was a wig. The fact that the jury could observe this fact during trial is undisputed. The intrinsic reasoning by some of the jurors indicated that they thought her hair might have been a wig.' However, to inquire into such subjective reasoning by the jury is to violate the policy considerations previously stated. There is no evidence or fact which was presented to the jury which was not filtered through the trial court. 25 Ariz. App. at 449 , 544 P.2d at 273 (footnote omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Callahan

2. “Whenever the validity of a verdict is challenged under Rule 24.1(c)(3), the court may receive the testimony or affidavit of any witness, including members of the jury, which relates to the conduct of a juror, official of the court, or third person. No testimony or affidavit shall be received which inquires into the subjective motives or mental processes which led a juror to assent or dissent from the verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Callahan