Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If a Juror says to a Judge that he cannot understand English 100% and the Judge replies: "You know, I don't understand English. Sometimes I think I do, but often I find that I am wrong." Shouldn't the Juror have been dismissed and replaced with an alternate? Can the defendant have a re-trial based on the Judge's reply to the Juror?


Asked on 4/20/12, 10:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joshua Hale Hale Law Group

Only if the juror were picked to be on the jury, and they were not simply a prospective juror. Give me a call if you have additional questions.

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Answered on 4/25/12, 11:34 am


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