PEOPLE v. SANTOS
Following entry of jury's verdict, court's decision to allow jury to leave through a nonpublic exit pursuant to its request to leave courtroom without speaking to anyone did not violate defendant's due process right to be present at a critical stage of the proceedings. Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 237, which provides for the sealing of confidential juror information and sets forth the procedure for disclosure of that information by petition to the trial court, did not violate defendant's due process right to an impartial jury when applied to permit jurors to control whether to discuss their deliberations.
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