Can a court seal juror identifying information after a jury has returned a verdict?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Phillips, 56 Cal.App.4th 1307, 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 380 (Cal. App. 1997):
The court is authorized, under section 237, subdivision (a)(2), to seal juror identifying information "[u]pon the recording of a jury's verdict in a criminal jury proceeding, ..." This post-verdict provision cannot be used to justify the court's action during voir dire. (See Erickson v. Superior Court (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 755, 758, 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 230.)
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