Morgan v. Milton

I respectfully dissent.

The majority opinion suggests that Ms. Poppel’s concealment of her pending litigation before this judge is not material because the appellant’s counsel did not question two other jurors about their litigation experience. However, those jurors did reveal their litigation history during the questioning by the court on voir dire. In wrongly concealing her pending litigation, Ms. Poppel precluded any inquiry about her situation and what impact her situation might have on her ability to render a fair and impartial verdict.

In my view, being a party in another proceeding…