· 3/3/1997
Ex Parte Greenville News.
Citations
- 482 S.E.2d 556
- 326 S.C. 1
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- noting that trial court permitted depositions of jurors relating to juror misconduct claim raised three years after conviction and death sentence were affirmed, founded on information received in anonymous phone call to defense counsel
- stating juror testimony regarding internal misconduct is generally inadmissible to impeach a verdict except when necessary to ensure fundamental fairness
- stating juror testimony regarding internal misconduct is generally inadmissible to impeach a verdict except when necessary to ensure fundamental fairness
- post-trial allegations of juror misconduct during murder trial may be publicly disclosed, but jurors' names and identifying information would be redacted to preserve juror privacy, thus satisfying requirement that closure be narrowly tailored to preserver higher values
- post-trial allegations of juror misconduct during murder trial may be publicly disclosed, but jurors’ names and identifying information would be redacted to preserve juror privacy, thus satisfying requirement that closure be narrowly tailored to preserver higher values
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Judges: Moore
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