Motions for New Trial in Civil and Criminal Cases Alleging Ethnic or Religious Bias in Jury Deliberations

LibraryObjections Guidebook (2022 Ed.)

Motions for New Trial in Civil and Criminal Cases Alleging Ethnic or Religious Bias in Jury Deliberations

· In Fleshner v. Pepose Vision Institute, 304 S.W.3d 81, 87–90 (Mo. banc 2010), the Court in a civil case held that if there are allegations in a motion for new trial that a juror made statements during jury deliberations reflecting ethnic or religious bias or prejudice, “the trial court should hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether any such statements occurred . . . If the trial court finds...

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