LisaONewOrleans
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arkansas
A juror in an ongoing criminal trial contacts an attorney not involved in the proceedings. The attorney represents the juror in relation to certain business matters and represents a relative in a criminal investigation/proceeding. During the course of the contact with the attorney, the juror says that he did not answer questions not specifically directed to him, therefore he did not reveal that he had a relative who was the subject of a criminal investigation or facing criminal charges. The juror also states that he is going to get inadmissible evidence/information before the jury to gain a conviction in the case because the prosecution isn't doing its job.
Does the attorney have a legal/ethical obligation to report the inappropriate conduct of the juror to the Court trying the criminal case?
A juror in an ongoing criminal trial contacts an attorney not involved in the proceedings. The attorney represents the juror in relation to certain business matters and represents a relative in a criminal investigation/proceeding. During the course of the contact with the attorney, the juror says that he did not answer questions not specifically directed to him, therefore he did not reveal that he had a relative who was the subject of a criminal investigation or facing criminal charges. The juror also states that he is going to get inadmissible evidence/information before the jury to gain a conviction in the case because the prosecution isn't doing its job.
Does the attorney have a legal/ethical obligation to report the inappropriate conduct of the juror to the Court trying the criminal case?