Evidence Jury Impeachment
The anti-jury impeachment rule, contained in Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) and state counterparts, is a rule preventing the admission of jury testimony or statements in connection with an inquiry into the validity of the verdict, subject to certain exceptions. Through a series of cases and hypothe...
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CALI's eLangdell® Press
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Jury Impeachment Chapter
- I. The Rule
- II. Historical Origins
- III. The Drafting of Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)
- IV. Public Policy Underlying Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)
- V. Supreme Court Precedent
- VI. 606(b): The External/Internal Distinction
- VII. Situations Where Rule 606(b) Does Not Apply
- VIII. Splits in Authority
- IX. Jury Impeachment Pleadings