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· 5/1/1980

Styler v. State

Citations

  • 417 A.2d 948
  • 1980 Del. LEXIS 400

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the trial judges have “very broad discretion” in determining whether an entire case needs to be retried
  • finding that trial judge could properly conclude that statements by two jurors before the end of the trial indicating that they thought that the defendant was guilty was \loose talk\ and did not reflect a bias against defendant
  • finding that trial judge could properly conclude that statements by two jurors before the end of the trial indicating that they thought that the defendant was guilty was \loose talk\ and did not reflect a bias against defendant
  • transcript from trial court indicated that improper bias would be when (i) a member of the venire prejudged the defendant and purposefully got on the jury to see that the defendant was found guilty, or (ii

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Judges: Duffy, McNeilly, Horsey

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