May a court, absent legislative or plenary rule-making authority, fine an impaneled juror who abandons a trial in the midst of the proceedings? The court finds that its inherent judicial authority empowers it to do so.
THE FACTS
On March 31, 1994, the court and the attorneys for the parties conducted the voir dire in People v Boyd, indictment number 6666/93. The indictment charged serious offenses; Boyd...
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