Smith v. Phillips, No. 80-1082 (U.S. Supreme Court) (455 U.S. 209; 102 S.Ct. 940) (January 25, 1982) (Justice Rehnquist)
Case held that a juror who had submitted a job application to the local district attorney was influenced by extraneous information; but that the violation did not automatically require a new trial - a hearing would suffice.
Here the Court held that a new trial is not necessary each time ...
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