Supreme Court of New Jersey· 12/16/2004

State v. Jenkins

Citations

861 A.2d 827
182 N.J. 112
2004 N.J. LEXIS 1410

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observing that “[a] juror suffering from a purely personal problem, like a physical illness, could be removed and replaced by an alternate without fear that the ultimate verdict’s validity has been compromised”
observing that “[a] juror suffering from a purely personal problem, like a physical illness, could be removed and replaced by an alternate without fear that the ultimate verdict’s validity has been compromised”
holding excusing a juror cannot be based on juror interaction with other jurors
holding the trial court could have properly excused the juror due to her bias where the juror refused \to abide by her sworn oath to follow the law due to her emotional identification with defendant\
forbidding juror substitution \when a deliberating juror 's removal is in any way related to the deliberative process\
cautioning judges that \[a] careful inquiry by a court may forestall the inadvertent disclosure of confidential information by a juror\ that \could damage the deliberative process\

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