After a jury has retired to consider its verdict, will a juror be heard to impeach the verdict when their testimony concerns their misunderstanding of the court's instructions?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Stacey, 475 F.2d 1119 (9th Cir. 1973):
After a verdict is returned a juror will not be heard to impeach the verdict when his testimony concerns his misunderstanding of the court's instructions. Walker v. United States, 298 F.2d 217, 226 (9th Cir. 1962).1 This rule does not violate a defendant's constitutional rights. See Stein v. New York, 346 U.S. 156, 178-179, 73 S.Ct. 1077, 97 L.Ed. 1522 (1953).
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