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

• Library: Objections 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...