Can a juror refuse to accept the testimony of a police officer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nesler, 16 Cal.4th 561, 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 454, 941 P.2d 87 (Cal. 1997):
People v. Thomas (1990) 218 Cal.App.3d 1477, 267 Cal.Rptr. 865 involved analogous misconduct. During deliberations one juror announced that she could not accept the testimony of a police officer, because she firmly believed, based upon personal experience, that police officers in her area generally lied.
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