Amanda B Asaro

Amanda B Asaro

November 20, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Issues Stern Warning About Jury Misconduct

In what can only be called a highly significant decision, New York's top court issued a stark reminder about the fundamental fairness of trials, aiming this warning shot at a group of trial participants who are pivotal to a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to fair and impartial fact-finders—jurors.

By Jason P.W. Halperin and Amanda B. Asaro

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