Does the action of a constable, a witness for the prosecution, in driving a juror home prejudicial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Washburn, 265 Cal.App.2d 665, 71 Cal.Rptr. 577 (Cal. App. 1968):
1 Compare People v. Denton, supra (1947) 78 Cal.App.2d 540, 550--551, 178 P.2d 524, where the court held that the action of a constable, a witness for the prosecution, in driving a juror home, although misconduct, was not prejudicial.
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