Santilli v. Pueblo

We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Santilli v. Pueblo, 32 Colo. App. 312, 511 P.2d 928 (1973) and particularly the holding therein that “A verdict cannot be impeached by the affidavit of a juror.” We believe that this holding is too broad. However, we hold that the Court of Appeals was correct in not permitting the juror to impeach the verdict by the affidavit in this case, and we therefore affirm.

A recitation of the facts is unnecessary for disposition of this appeal. It is sufficient to state that the affidavit of the juror alleges that the jurors…