California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Donis, B235417 (Cal. App. 2013):
improper influence." (United States v. Olano (1993) 507 U.S. 725, 738.) "Secrecy affords jurors the freedom to engage in frank discussions, free from fear of exposure to the parties, to other participants in the trial, and to the public. [Citations.]" (People v. Engelman (2002) 28 Cal.4th 436, 442.) As a general rule, no one has a "'"'right to know' how a jury, or any individual juror, has deliberated or how a decision was reached by a jury or juror."'" (Id. at p. 443.)
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