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Fed. R. Evid. 606
Juror’s Competency as a Witness
(a) AT THE TRIAL. A juror may not testify as a witness before the
other jurors at the trial. If a juror is called to testify, the court
must give a party an opportunity to object outside the jury’s presence.
(b) D URING AN INQUIRY INTO THE VALIDITY OF A VERDICT OR INDICTMENT.
(1) Prohibited Testimony or Other Evidence. During an inquiry
into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not
testify about any statement made or incident that occurred
during the jury’s deliberations; the effect of anything on that
juror’s or another juror’s vote; or any juror’s mental processes
concerning the verdict or indictment. The court may not receive a juror’s affidavit or evidence of a juror’s statement on
these matters.
12 Rule 607 FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE
(2) Exceptions. A juror may testify about whether:
(A) extraneous prejudicial information was improperly
brought to the jury’s attention;
(B) an outside influence was improperly brought to bear
on any juror; or
(C) a mistake was made in entering the verdict on the
verdict form.
(As amended Pub. L. 94–149, § 1(10), Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 805; Mar.
2, 1987, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Apr. 12, 2006, eff. Dec. 1, 2006; Apr. 26, 2011,
eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)
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