Court of Appeals of Utah· 8/5/1992
State v. Swain
Citations
- 835 P.2d 1009
- 193 Utah Adv. Rep. 7
- 1992 Utah App. LEXIS 127
- 1992 WL 187582
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- applying the presumption of prejudice where one juror conversed with a witness about their high school reunion
- applying the presumption of prejudice where one juror conversed with a witness about their high school reunion
- applying the rebuttable presumption of prejudice when a juror and a witness talked about their high school reunion because it ―was clearly beyond the mere exchange of civility‖
- ―Because of the possible subconscious effect on the juror, the court stated that even a denial by a juror that he or she was affected by the contact is not sufficient to overcome the presumption of prejudice.‖
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Judges: Bench, Billings, Greenwood
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- State v. TenneyCourt of Appeals of Utah· 1996-03-14· cited 23×
- Rasmussen v. SharapataCourt of Appeals of Utah· 1995-05-04· cited 11×
- State v. ShippUtah Supreme Court· 2005-06-10· cited 11×
- State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Utah· 1993-12-17· cited 5×
- State v. ShippCourt of Appeals of Utah· 2004-02-20· cited 1×
- State v. SotoUtah Supreme Court· 2022-02-17
- State v. CamaraCourt of Appeals of Utah· 2025-11-28
- State v. CamaraCourt of Appeals of Utah· 2026-01-15
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