What are the implications of a jury's declaration of deliberation in a jury trial?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Toste v. Calportland Constr., 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 522, 245 Cal.App.4th 362 (Cal. App. 2016):

court concluded that the declarations were inadmissible and purported to describe the jurors' thought processes during deliberations. (Evid. Code, 1150, subd. (a) ; Barboni v. Tuomi (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 340, 349, 148 Cal.Rptr.3d 581.)

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