Can an affidavit or statement from a jury be used to impeach a verdict after the jury has been discharged?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jacobson v. Henderson, 765 F.2d 12 (2nd Cir. 1985):
Affidavits and statements by jurors may not ordinarily be used to impeach a verdict once the jury has been discharged unless extraneous influence has invaded the jury room. Stein v. New York, 346
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