Whether juror misconduct has occurred is a legal question we review independently?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Murphy v. Nw. Pump & Equip. Co., D060678 (Cal. App. 2013):
Whether juror misconduct has occurred is "a legal question we review independently." (People v. Collins (2010) 49 Cal.4th 175, 242, fn. omitted.) However, we " 'accept the trial court's credibility determinations and findings on questions of
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