BLACK v. STATE

No. 214, 2009.

3 A.3d 218 (2010)

Deon BLACK, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: July 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire , Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

James T. Wakley, Esquire , Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, BERGER and RIDGELY, Justices.


BERGER, Justice:

In this criminal appeal, we consider the extent to which the trial court must investigate allegations of juror misconduct. After the jury had returned its verdict, one of the jurors in this case informed the Superior Court that another juror had discussed facts bearing on appellant's guilt with a member of the juror's family. The court interviewed three jurors, and confirmed that one juror discussed certain...

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