The following excerpt is from Zayas v. Harris, Case No.: 1:13-cv-01863-DAD-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2016):
As mentioned, due process means only a jury capable and willing to decide the case solely on the evidence before it and a trial judge ever watchful to prevent prejudicial occurrences and to determine the effect of such occurrences when they happen. Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. at 217. That appears to be precisely took place in this case, i.e., a juror willing to decide the case impartially and a
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