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\nThe Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allows a juror to sit who was equivocal on whether the jury could be fair and impartial in a case of sexual assault on a child. \u00a0You wouldn\u2019t loan money based solely on a borrower\u2019s promise to make payments \u201cto the best of their ability.\u201d A relatively equivocal statement such as this can be sufficient to establish the impartiality of a prospective trial juror. The recent decision in \u200bCommonwealth v. Rios,\u200b No.17-P-690,Mass.App.Ct.(November12,2019)(slipop.)<\/a>,illustrates that the credibility of the statement of fairness is equally as important as the statement\u2019s verbiage when determining the impartiality of a prospective juror.<\/p>\n

It is without question that individuals charged in criminal matters have a right to have their case heard by an impartial jury. Thus, trial courts have an obligation to ensure that prospective jurors can remain impartial prior to being selected to serve in a particular case. \u201c[A] juror may not stand indifferent\u201d when concerns arise that a prospective juror may make decisions based on issues extraneous to the case. \u200b\u00a0And it is an abuse of the court\u2019s discretion to \u201cempanel a juror who will not state unequivocally that he or she will be impartial.\u201d \u200bCommonwealth v. Colton,\u200b 477 Mass. 1, 17 (2017).<\/p>\n

Ruling in the Rios Case<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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