State v. Leon

[¶ 1] Peter W. Leon appeals from a judgment of conviction of assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 207(1)(A) (2017), entered by the trial court (York County, Cashman, J. ) after a jury trial. Leon contends that he was denied a fair trial because one of the jurors reported that she had felt pressured to return a guilty verdict.1 Because the juror's report did not fall outside of the general prohibition against consideration of a juror's statement regarding the dynamics of the jury's deliberations, there was no error, and we affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] When the evidence is viewed in the…