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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, September 07 2012 @ 11:53 PM EDT

There have been several cases (albeit in different courts and
at different levels) where a verdict has been reversed and a
new trial ordered because a juror took it upon himself or
herself to "educate" the jury through his or her own
experiences.

A jury cannot introduce any evidence that is not in the jury
instructions because the legal parties do not have the
opportunity to object to it. Similarly, they cannot introduce
any law (especially incorrect interpretations of the law) that
is not in the jury instructions because the parties do not
have the opportunity to object to it either.

It has happened before, possibly even in this particular
court.

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neither - Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, September 08 2012 @ 09:23 AM EDT

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