Is a jury who used a magnifying glass during a jury trial wrongfully convicted of misconduct?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Miranda, 986 F.2d 1283 (9th Cir. 1992):
Miranda argued before the district court that the jurors may have disobeyed its instructions to them by using the magnifying glass. The district court, in the best position to evaluate such a claim, denied his motion for a new trial. See United States v. Madrid, 842 F.2d 1090, 1092 (9th Cir.1988). Miranda concedes, as he must, that a magnifying glass is not extrinsic evidence. See Brewer, 783 F.2d at 843. There was no juror misconduct.
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