State v. Cantu’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[A]ny unauthorized communication, contact, or tampering directly or indirectly, made by a nonjuror with a juror during a trial about the matter pending before the jury is deemed presumptively prejudicial, if not made in accordance with rules of court and the instructions and directions of the court made during the trial, with full knowledge of all the parties. The presumption is not conclusive, but the burden rests heavily upon the state to establish, after notice to and hearing of the defendant, that such contact with the juror was harmless to defendant. [Citations omitted.] Prejudice may be shown by evidence that an extrinsic factual matter tainted the jury's deliberations. Thus, an adequate demonstration of extrinsic influence upon the jury overcomes the presumption of jury impartiality and shifts the burden to the state to show that the influence demonstrated was not prejudicial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 714 So. 2d 877 - State v. Butler

2. “Mama, you know he's guilty, he's wanted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 776 So. 2d 1188 - State v. Calhoun