Arizona Laws 13-2808. Misconduct by a juror; classification
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A. A juror commits misconduct by a juror if, in relation to an action or proceeding pending or about to be brought before him, such person knowingly:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-2808
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Juror: means any person who is a member of any impaneled jury or grand jury, and includes any person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as a prospective juror. See Arizona Laws 13-2801
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Knowingly: means , with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or believes that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
1. Allows an unauthorized communication to be made to him; or
2. Makes a promise or agreement to decide for or against any party to the proceeding other than as part of jury deliberation.
B. Misconduct by a juror is a class 6 felony.