Ex Parte Troha

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• juror's communication with his minister brother requesting scripture references during deliberations in rape defendant's prosecution warranted reversal because the misconduct might have influenced the verdict
• a new trial was required where a juror asked his brother, a minister, for spiritual guidance and biblical references to aid his decision in the case
• juror's communication with his minister brother requesting scripture references during deliberations in rape defendant's prosecution warranted reversal because the misconduct might have influenced the verdict
• communication by juror with brother, who was minister, to obtain religious guidance

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).