Opinion ID: 1090851
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 31

Heading: Whether the Jury was Tainted by Extraneous Contacts

Text: ¶ 182. Russell cites the unsworn statement of juror Sarah Powell, dated May 22, 1997. This is a restatement of arguments presented in Issue IV. Powell's statement provides that the deputies who drove us would ask us how we were thinking, which way we were leaning, when we were driving around. The statement does not say whether anyone on the jury ever answered. ¶ 183. Russell also cites the unsworn statement of juror Glenn Ray, who stated that a bailiff or somebody told us [the jury] who the victim's family were in the courthouse. Russell does not state what defense counsel should have done to prevent this, but it does not rise the level of tainting the jury.