Warger v. Shauers
| Warger v. Shauers | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 8, 2014 Decided December 9, 2014 | |
| Full case name | Warger v. Shauers |
| Docket no. | 13-517 |
| Citations | 574 U.S. 40 (more) 135 S. Ct. 521; 190 L. Ed. 2d 422 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 721 F.3d 606 (8th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 571 U.S. 1236 (2014). |
| Holding | |
| Jurors may not testify about what occurred during jury deliberations, even to expose other jurors who were dishonest during voir dire. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) | |
Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. 40 (2014), was a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court, ruling that jurors may not testify about what occurred during jury deliberations, even to expose dishonesty during jury selection or voir dire. The Court delivered its ruling on December 9, 2014.