Is there any case law where a jury member of the jury has been found to have made a mistake in giving evidence of limited probative value?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barajas, E070588 (Cal. App. 2019):
3. Moreover, we find it highly unlikely evidence of such limited probative value would have changed the jury's conclusions in any respect, so any error was harmless. (People v. Clark, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 572.)
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