Tanner v. United States
United States Supreme Court
483 U.S. 107 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
After Conover and Tanner's (defendants) convictions, jurors reported to Tanner's attorney that several jurors drank alcohol during lunch breaks, slept through afternoons, and some used marijuana and cocaine during the trial; the district court twice denied Tanner's motions for an evidentiary hearing to interview jurors and for a new trial.
IssueFree
Whether post-verdict evidence of jurors' alcohol and drug use during a trial is admissible if it is provided by a juror.