$6 Million Verdict Survives Judge's Error on Mid-Trial Jury Discussions

$6 Million Verdict Survives Judge's Error on Mid-Trial Jury Discussions

By Sheri Qualters
The National Law Journal
July 21, 2009

Here is a pointer to an important decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court regarding jury predeliberation discussions as found on Law.com ...

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts' July 16 unanimous ruling in Kelly v. Foxboro Realty Associates LLC, heard by six of the court's seven justices, said that the trial judge committed an error by allowing jurors to talk about evidence by themselves during a trial despite one side's objection. But the opinion, authored by Associate Justice Robert J. Cordy, also upheld the judgment and said the judge's decision to allow the juror discussions didn't harm the defendant's case.

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