#9: Does a juror's incorrect belief about the law result in juror misconduct?

Update: 2018-11-02

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State v. Dressner, 2018-0828 (La. 10/29/18).

#9: Does a juror's incorrect belief about the law result in juror misconduct? We analyze the juror misconduct issues in State v. Dressner, 2018-0828 (La. 10/29/18).

The issues we’re going to discuss are a juror's alleged incorrect beliefs about the law, a juror's mental processes, the Louisiana "Shield Law", which is their state version of Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b); juror affidavits that are inadmissible under these rules; and the presumption that jury follows instructions.

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