Commonwealth v. Tiscione
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The Supreme Court vacated the judgments entered against Defendant and remanded this case for further proceedings, holding that the dismissal of a juror was prejudicial error and that there was sufficient evidence to survive Defendant's motion for required findings of not guilty.
A jury found Defendant guilty of multiple charges relating to the illegal possession and improper storage of firearms and ammunition. During deliberations, a juror informed a court officer that she could not continue to deliberate. After a colloquy with the juror, the judge discharged the deliberating juror and replaced her with an alternate juror. Ninety minutes later, the jury found Defendant guilty. The Appeals Court affirmed. The Supreme Court vacated Defendant's convictions, holding (1) the juror was discharged for reasons that were not purely personal to the juror, and her dismissal was prejudicial error; and (2) the trial judge did not err in denying Defendant's motion for required findings of not guilty.
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