What is the current state of the law on the scope of a trial court's inquiry into possible grounds for discharge of a juror?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dowell, B159041. (Cal. App. 2003):
ability of trial courts to investigate such matters, stating "[a] trial court's inquiry into possible grounds for discharge of a deliberating juror should be as limited in scope as possible, to avoid intruding unnecessarily upon the sanctity of the jury's deliberations." (People v. Cleveland , supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 485.)
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