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97 Temp. L. Rev. Online 1 (2024-2025)

handle is hein.journals/tlro97 and id is 1 raw text is: TEMPLE LAW REVIEW ONLINE © 2024 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION VOL. 97 OCT. 2024 RESPONSE HOW TO IMPEACH A VERDICT: A RESPONSE TO MELANIE C. REGIS Cynara Hermes McQuillan* IN TR O D U C TIO N ..................................................................................................................1 I. TIE No IMPEACHMENT RULE AND FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 606......................3 II. REMMER AND A SPLIT WORTH RESOLVING ............................................................. 3 III. PROPOSED STANDARD FORREAmvER HEARINGS....................................................4 C O N CLU SIO N .............................................................................................................. . . 6 INTRODUCTION The Sixth Amendment provides criminal defendants with the right to an impartial jury.1 But there is no guarantee of that. Jurors carry baggage into the jury room (past experiences, family dynamics, mental health issues, etc.). That baggage can influence the way jurors view the evidence presented if they cannot set it aside during trial. This can lead defendants to question the validity of a jury verdict. However, the need for full and frank discussion in the jury room, jurors' willingness to return an unpopular verdict, and the community's trust . . . that relies on the decisions of laypeople would Associate Professor of Law, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. Thank you to my Lutie sister Melanie C. Regis for requesting my input on this important issue. I also express my sincere gratitude to my colleague (and mentor) Rodger D. Citron for his generous assistance. Many thanks as well to the phenomenal Temple Law Review editors. 1. U.S. Const. amend. VI (emphasis added). I