Mansfield rule
- It's a principle that specifies that a juror's sworn statement or evidence pertaining to any misconduct in the process of deliberation is not admissible to question the validity of the verdict
- The defense attorney attempted to apply the Mansfield rule to suppress a juror's statement about misconduct during deliberations.
- During the trial, the Mansfield rule prevented any consideration of the juror's testimony, related to misconduct during the trial, to impeach the verdict.
- She argued that the Mansfield rule ought to preclude the use of the juror's affidavit claiming misconduct in deliberations to challenge the verdict.
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