Does a lack of good cause or compelling interest against disclosure preclude a defendant from making a claim of juror misconduct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Del Toro, B238494 (Cal. App. 2014):
compelling interest against disclosure. (See People v. Tuggles, supra, 179 Cal.App.4th at p. 380 ["[w]hen a defendant makes a prima facie showing of juror misconduct, the trial court must conduct a hearing"].) The court made no factual findings of a lack of good cause or of a compelling interest against disclosure.
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