Summary: In Episode #24 of the SM JUROR Podcast, Juror Misconduct Law in Review, Attorney Nilgün Aykent Zahour analyzes the juror misconduct issues in Vasquez Juarez v. State, No. 2452, SEPT.TERM,2017, 2019 WL 4187473 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Sept. 3, 2019). Issue: In denying defendant’s motion for mistrial, did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to voir dire a juror who may have known a trial witness?
specific questions at voir dire
Is juror silence, in response to a specific question, lying by omission to hide actual bias? You may be surprised. Watch SM JUROR’s video analysis of the juror misconduct issues in Porter v. Zook, No. 16-18, 2018 WL 3679610 (4th Cir. Aug. 3, 2018). Issues involve actual bias, juror silence to specific question asked at …