Justice Benjamin Cardozo, writing for a unanimous Supreme Court [in 1933], declared that a juror who lies his way into the jury room is not a juror at all. “If the answers to the questions are willfully evasive or knowingly untrue, the talesman, when accepted, is a juror in name only.” Cardozo continued, “His relation to the court and to the parties is tainted in its origin; it is a mere pretense and sham.”
San Francisco Public Defender: When a Juror Lies During Voir Dire
Daily Caller: It sure looks like Tomeka Hart lied
Daily Caller: It sure looks like Tomeka Hart lied
Roger Stone's conviction looks less certain given these revelations about Jury Foreperson Tomeka Hart's bias. This seems like a pretty big deal--if true (even in part). How does this case hold up on appeal if this happened with the jury foreperson?
This is a whole different thing than the prosecutors' recommendation for seven to nine years for Stone (which is on its face excessive given the facts in this case).
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TOM: BIAS: Roger Stone Jury Forewoman Is Partisan Anti-Trump Democrat
American Greatness: Head juror is a Dem activists who tweeted about case?
Federalist: Why a nine year prison sentance for Roger Stone is insane
CNBC: Stone lawyers reviewing posts by juror in case
RedState: CNN busted for leaving out info on juror
CNBC: Stone lawyers reviewing posts by juror in case
RedState: CNN busted for leaving out info on juror
Victory Girls: Roger Stone and the Biased Juror
Heavy: Five fact facts about Tomeka Hart
Daily Mail: Hart mocked Stone's arrest?
Heavy: Five fact facts about Tomeka Hart
Daily Mail: Hart mocked Stone's arrest?
In a perfect world, the conviction would be overturned and the tainted juror charged with contempt of court. After that, she should be sued for defamation and personal injury.
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