Ex Parte Lasley

This is a review by writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 505 So.2d 1257. Bruce Lasley was convicted on two counts of assault in the first degree. He was sentenced to terms of twenty-two years on each count, to run concurrently.

After the trial it was discovered that three of the jurors had conducted separate home experiments in attempts to test petitioner's theory of defense. The results of two of these experiments were communicated to the other jurors. One of the jurors also consulted a law book to aid her understanding of certain legal terms and concepts. The issue is whether…