context: Some decisions have concluded that the juror misconduct was sufficiently prejudicial to warrant a reversal of the conviction. Others have not.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: the Alabama Supreme Court, in reversing this Court's holding, stated that the extraneous information introduced by the juror's improper viewing of the crime scene was beneficial to the defense and, therefore, did not warrant the granting of a new trial
citation_a.sentence: See Ex parte Dawson, 710 So.2d 472 (Ala.1997) (the Alabama Supreme Court, in reversing this Court’s holding, stated that the extraneous information introduced by the juror’s improper viewing of the crime scene was beneficial to the defense and, therefore, did not warrant the granting of a new trial); see also Knight v. State, [710 So.2d 511 (Ala.Cr.App.1997)] (defendant failed to present any evidence to support his contention that he was prejudiced by a juror’s independent experiment and the subsequent extraneous information because the investigation tended to bolster his theory of defense, rather than prejudice it); Reed v. State, [547 So.2d 594 (Ala.Crim.App.1988)].
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: defendant failed to present any evidence to support his contention that he was prejudiced by a juror's independent experiment and the subsequent extraneous information because the investigation tended to bolster his theory of defense, rather than prejudice it
citation_b.sentence: See Ex parte Dawson, 710 So.2d 472 (Ala.1997) (the Alabama Supreme Court, in reversing this Court’s holding, stated that the extraneous information introduced by the juror’s improper viewing of the crime scene was beneficial to the defense and, therefore, did not warrant the granting of a new trial); see also Knight v. State, [710 So.2d 511 (Ala.Cr.App.1997)] (defendant failed to present any evidence to support his contention that he was prejudiced by a juror’s independent experiment and the subsequent extraneous information because the investigation tended to bolster his theory of defense, rather than prejudice it); Reed v. State, [547 So.2d 594 (Ala.Crim.App.1988)].