A stealth juror withholds information or misrepresents attitudes to avoid removal, intending to influence the outcome. Detection relies on inconsistencies, social media, and public records research.
Discovery after verdict may support a new trial motion.
Alternative Names:
Concealing Juror, Agenda Juror
Why it Matters?
Post-verdict discovery that a juror concealed material information can support a new trial, but the showing generally requires that an honest answer would have provided a valid cause challenge. That standard makes the pre-selection research more valuable than the post-verdict remedy. Social media and public records review of the venire is now standard in significant cases and permitted in most jurisdictions with limits on contact.
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