Jury Impeachment Rule

Common law rule generally prohibiting jurors from testifying about internal deliberations to overturn a verdict

1. Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 6, 2017)
3. DefendantsMiguel Angel Peña-RodriguezPlaintiffsPeople of the State of ColoradoProsecutorsCynthia H. CoffmanDefense AttorneysJeffrey L. FisherPlaintiff AttorneysFrederick R. YargerJudgesAnthony M. KennedyJohn G. Roberts, Jr.InstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesColorado Supreme Court
4. Case Tags: Racial Bias in Jury Deliberations;Sixth Amendment;Jury Impeachment Rule;Supreme Court Landmark Decision