State v. DeMille

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

A jury found appellant Leland Thomas DeMille guilty of second degree murder. After the verdict was returned, DeMille moved for a new trial. In support of this *82motion, he submitted an affidavit of a juror, arguing that it showed the verdict to be unsound because of juror bias and misconduct. The trial court refused to consider the affidavit and denied the motion for a new trial. On appeal, DeMille argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the juror’s affidavit should have been admitted under Utah Rule of Evidence 606(b). We reject De-Mille’s…