California Court of Appeal

Use of the CALJIC No. 17.41.1 instruction on juror misconduct does not impermissibly undermine the independence of the jury requiring per se reversal but is subject to harmless error analysis if improper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2001
• Published 07/25/2001

Judges

• McGUINESS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Ward & Capriola and William J. Capriola, Sebastapol, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.,  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rene A. Chacon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Bruce Ortega, Deputy Attorney General for Plaintiff and Respondent.