And testimony about how jurors decided a case is normally inadmissible as evidence.
There are really only two exceptions to this rule. Jurors can be asked if, in convicting, they considered (1) things that were not evidence at trial - “extraneous” influences - like google searches or talking to friends about the case, or (2) racism. /4
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2016/15-606
Dave Nathanson
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