Opinion ID: 2257538
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Access to Juror Information

Text: Linda's final claim is that her due process rights were violated because the State had access to the jurors' criminal records, and that the trial judge improperly applied 11 Del. C. § 8513(g) to bar her equal access. [63] The defendant does not claim that she should have access to the information. Rather, her claim is that if she cannot have access, then neither should the State. We cannot find that Linda's due process rights were violated on this theory. Linda has articulated no prejudice resulting from the State's exclusive possession of the information. As a defendant, Linda was entitled to request that voir dire questions be directed to jurors to determine the extent of any juror's involvement in past crimes. [64] That opportunity, if exercised, would negate any prejudicial effect of the State having exclusive access to that information.