Opinion ID: 217195
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Trial Court Decision

Text: After the inquiry concluded, the court dismissed Juror No. 6 under California Penal Code section 1089, which provides for the discharge of jurors for good cause. [3] The court ruled that its dismissal of Juror No. 6 was not because he's not deliberating and not because he's not following the law. Instead, he is dismissed without any question in my mind as a biased juror, because his mind is bent . . . against the prosecution, as evidenced by his statements concerning the government's burden of proof, his disagreement with the felony-murder rule, and his dishonest[y] in recounting whether anyone had discussed the severity of the charge or juror nullification. The court then concluded that Juror No. 6 was lying in court and has no business being a juror in this matter, and so dismissed him.