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Gardiner v. State

Citations

  • 264 Ga. 329
  • 444 S.E.2d 300
  • 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2048
  • 1994 Ga. LEXIS 459

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  • holding that the limited exceptions to OCGA § 17-9-41 do not include jurors’ misapprehension regarding the law
  • holding that the limited exceptions to OCGA § 17-9-41 do not include jurors' misapprehension regarding the law
  • contention that an attorney sitting as a juror provided other jurors legal information did not trigger exception to rule that jurors cannot impeach their verdicts
  • “Any asserted error with respect to juror [Schlich] is waived by defendants’ acquiescence in the curative procedure implemented by the trial court.”
  • post-verdict affidavits may be considered where extrajudicial and prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jury’s attention or where non-jurors interfered with the jury’s deliberations
  • weight and credibility of sleep talk is province of jury

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Judges: Thompson

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