State v. Giron

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 491

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Where a juror, upon his voir dire, denies having formed or expressed any opinion as to the guilt of the accused, and is accepted as a juror, and the accused is convicted ; and it is thereafter made to appear, upon the trial of a motion for new trial, that such juror had expressed a decided opinion, adverse to the accused, and had persisted in it; and it is further shown that neither the accused nor his counsel knew of such expression of opinion, prior to the conviction, a new trial should be granted.</p>