Showing posts with label Jury prejudice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jury prejudice. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Certiorari Denied in Case of Jurors Disqualified Because of Religious Beliefs

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Today the Supreme Court denied review in Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney ,  ( certiorari denied,  2/20/2024). In the case a Mis...
Sunday, May 09, 2021

11th Circuit: Juror Who Heard From Holy Spirit Should Not Have Been Removed

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In United States v. Brown , (11th Cir., May 6, 2021), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc,  by a vote of 7-4 held that a...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

11th Circuit En Banc Hears Oral Arguments In Case of Juror Who Heard From A Higher Being

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On Tuesday, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc , heard oral arguments ( audio or full oral arguments ) in United States...
Friday, September 25, 2020

11th Circuit Grants En Banc Review In Case of Religious Statement By Juror

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As reported by  Florida News Service , yesterday the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc  review ( full text of order ) in Un...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

11th Circuit OKs Disqualification of Juror Who Heard From A Higher Being

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In United States v. Brown , (11th Cir., Jan. 9, 2020), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of a ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Death-Qualifying Jurors Does Not Infringe Their Free Exercise Rights

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In Jackson v. State of Alabama , (AL Ct. Crim. App., Sept. 20, 2019), an Alabama state appeals court in a 135-page opinion dealing with nume...
Thursday, July 04, 2019

Confrontation Clause Satisfied Even Though Muslim Witness Had Face Partly Covered

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In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Smarr ,  (PA Super., July 3, 2019), a Pennsylvania state appellate court held that the Confrontation Clau...
Friday, May 17, 2019

6th Circuit Orders New Trial Because of Prosecutors' References To Religion

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In United States v. Acosta ,  (6th Cir., May 15, 2019), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a new trial to two defendants who had ...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Murder Convictions Reversed Because Jehovah's Witness Juror Excluded

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In Pacchiana v. State of Florida ,  (FL App., Feb. 14, 2018), a Florida appeals court reversed and remanded for a new trial the murder convi...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

New Trial Sought After Juror Dismissal For Hearing Holy Spirit

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As previously reported , last month a Florida federal court jury found former Congresswoman Corrine Brown  guilty on 18 counts of fraud and ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Juror Removed For Religious Statement Made In Deliberations

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According to FirstCoast News , in a Jacksonville, Florida federal district courtroom earlier this month, a jury found former Congresswoman C...
Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Federal Court In Habeas Action Finds California Prosecutor's Use of Biblical References Prejudicial

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In Roybal v. Davis ,  (SD CA, Dec. 2, 2015), a California federal district court granted penalty phase  habeas corpus  relief in a petition ...
Friday, February 06, 2015

Newly Added Religious Items Must Be Covered Before Hernandez Jury Visit

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Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez are scheduled to visit Hernandez's home today. Hernande...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Defendant's Failure To Touch Bible During Oath Leads NJ High Court To Remand

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In Davis v. Husain ,  (NJ Sup. Ct., Dec. 23, 2014), the New Jersey Supreme Court remanded a case to the trial court for a different judge to...