State v. Adams

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• conviction of assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery and possession of a pistol by a criminal
• defendant, who initiated contact with a juror during trial, and who did not show prejudice resulting from the contact, was “at least partially responsible for the error” and therefore not eligible for new trial
• “[T]he law is clear that a defendant must object when he learns of misconduct by a juror. He is not permitted to wait until after an unfavorable verdict is returned and then complain.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Durfee
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1982-08-13· cited 36×
• State v. Vasquez
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1981-09-23· cited 16×
• State v. Rocco
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1978-03-30· cited 13×
• Jones v. Class
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1998-05-27· cited 8×
• State v. Garcia
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1984-04-19· cited 8×
• State v. Wilmoth
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-05-06· cited 7×
• Jamie Clem v. Pinal County, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2025-10-30

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Myers v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1960-06-28· cited 33×
• State v. Gilreath
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1971-07-28· cited 32×
• State v. Coward
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1972-05-01· cited 29×
• Drummer v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1961-11-01· cited 28×
• State v. Deschamps
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1970-04-16· cited 25×
• Ensign v. Harney
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1883-07-15· cited 23×
• Drew v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1890-04-05· cited 22×
• State v. Byrd
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1963-06-05· cited 13×
• Vollrath v. Crowe
  Washington Supreme Court· 1894-07-10· cited 13×
• Moore v. People
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1952-03-17· cited 12×