Utah Supreme Court· 3/18/1992

State v. Thomas

Citations

830 P.2d 243
182 Utah Adv. Rep. 22
1992 Utah LEXIS 18
1992 WL 53758

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concluding that a juror had failed to answer honestly questions on voir dire by considering, in part, that (1) the juror knew the charges against the defendant, (2
acknowledging that some courts have interpreted McDonough to require the juror's awareness that his or her answer is false, but stating that \the better-reasoned approach mandates that a juror's 'honesty' or 'dishonesty' be determined from an objective perspective\
explaining that satisfaction of the McDonough test \mandates\ a new trial
reviewing voir dire questions asking, \ 'Have any of you or a close relative been a victim of a crime of violence[?]' \ and, \ 'Have any of you or any close relative been accused of a similar type of offense as the charge here[?] \
\A juror clearly cannot fail to answer honestly a material question if the juror was not asked a question regarding the subject matter alleged to have gone undisclosed.\

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Judges: Durham, Stewart, Zimmerman, Howe, Hall

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