State v. Gilbert

HILL, Judge.

The defendant contends that the jury received evidence in violation of her constitutional right to confront all witnesses against her and to receive a trial before an impartial jury panel and that she was thereby entitled to a new trial. G. S. 15A-1240 permits impeachment of a verdict as follows:(a) Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict, no evidence may be received to show the effect of any statement, conduct, event, or condition upon the mind of a juror or concerning the mental processes by which the verdict was determined.(c) After the jury has dispersed, the testimony…