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People v. Holt

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided October 13, 2011No. 10CA1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MILLER.

The People appeal the trial court's order vacating a jury's guilty verdict and ordering a new trial. We reverse and remand. In doing so, we conclude that a juror's statement during deliberations regarding the severity of a charged offense does not constitute extraneous information within the meaning of Colorado Rule of Evidence 606(b), if the statement is based on the juror's general knowledge or personal experience.

I. Background

A jury found defendant, Jason A. Holt, guilty of vehicular eluding. Following trial, he moved to vacate the verdict and requested a new trial,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Charles Silagy, Cross-Appellant v. Howard Peters, Iii, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. Michael Lee Fullwood v. R.C. Lee, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  4. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  5. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. People v. WilsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  3. People v. LahrColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
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  5. v. BohlColorado Court of Appeals · 2018

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