Page 2 - The People of the State of New York v. M. Robert Neulander - Brief for Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Respondent

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TESTIMONY

Impartial Juror

The Presumption of
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The People's Recitation of
MISCONDUCT HERE CREA
TRIAL IS REQUIRED AS A MA

A New Trial Is Required as a Matter of

Alleged Evidence of
TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Juror's Honesty is the Most Relevant Barometer. of
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IMPARTIALITY, AND THE PEOPLE CANNOT REBUT
THEN LIES UNDER OATH ABOUT HAVING DONE SO -

PREJUDICE IS COGNIZABLE, THE JUROR'S CUMULATIVE
EVEN IF THE PEOPLE'S ARGlJMENT THAT THERE WAS NO
Cumulative Misconduct by a Juror Gives Rise to a Presumption of
A DEFENDANT IS DEPRIVED OF THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY AN
TES A PRESUMPTION OF LACK OF
IMPARTIAL JURY WHEN A JUROR ENGAGES IN CUMULATIVE
Juror Bias That Arises From a Juror's Dishonesty
THIS PRESUMPTION THROUGH THAT JUROR'S OWN TAINTED
Guilt is Irrelevant to the
AND A NEW
MISCONDUCT THAT VIOLATES THE COURT'S INSTRUCTIONS, AND
Whether She Was an
Law When a Juror is as Thoroughly
Mendacious as Juror 12 ................................................................................ 11
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Bias .... 18
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ................................................................................ 2
ARGlJMENT ............................................................................................................ 5
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ...................................................................... 29
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Question Whether the Juror Was Unfit to Have Served .............................. 16
Cannot be Rebutted by the Juror's Own Tainted Testimony ....................... 20
TIER OF LAW ............................................. 5
CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 28
INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE ......................................................................... 1