Warger v. Shauers
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Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. 40 (2014), was a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court, ruling that jurors may not testify about what occurred during jury deliberations, even to expose dishonesty during jury selection or voir dire.[1] The Court delivered its ruling on December 9, 2014.[2]
Quick Facts Warger v. Shauers, Argued October 8, 2014 Decided December 9, 2014 ...
Warger v. Shauers | |
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Argued October 8, 2014 Decided December 9, 2014 | |
Full case name | Warger v. Shauers |
Docket no. | 13-517 |
Citations | 574 U.S. 40 (more) 135 S. Ct. 521; 190 L. Ed. 2d 422 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | 721 F.3d 606 (8th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 571 U.S. 1236 (2014). |
Holding | |
Jurors may not testify about what occurred during jury deliberations, even to expose other jurors who were dishonest during voir dire. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) |
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