California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, C068079, C068517 (Cal. App. 2015):
Removal of a juror under section 1089 is committed to the discretion of the trial court, and we review whether the grounds for such removal appear in the record as a "demonstrable reality." (People v. Thompson (2010) 49 Cal.4th 79, 137.) "The demonstrable reality test entails a more comprehensive and less deferential review. It
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