P. v. Johnson CA2/3
A jury convicted Jeffrey Ardonal Johnson of first degree murder. On appeal, he argues the trial court erred in denying his Batson/Wheeler motion. He also contends he was entitled to a new trial because the jury foreperson committed misconduct by providing the other jurors with an erroneous definition of intent. Alternatively, he argues the court should have granted his motion to disclose juror information so he could obtain admissible evidence of misconduct by the foreperson. We agree with Johnson that the court abused its discretion by denying his motion to disclose juror information. Accordingly, we conditionally reverse the judgment pending further proceedings on the issue. We affirm the judgment in all other respects.
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