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COMMONWEALTH v. AMIRAULT

399 Mass. 617 (1987)

506 N.E.2d 129

COMMONWEALTH vs. GERALD AMIRAULT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juliane Balliro for the defendant.

Karen J. Kepler, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

Gerald Amirault appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial on numerous indictments charging rape and sexual abuse of children. He argues that his right to a fair trial was violated by the misconduct of a juror and that he is entitled to a new trial.1 The claimed misconduct concerns the failure of a juror to answer correctly a question posed during the jury empanelment process. This information did not surface until...

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