Motion for New Trial And/Or to Vacate Conviction Based on Jury

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15 TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY CRIMINAL DIVISION "W" CASE NO.: 201OCF005829A MB STATE OF FLORIDA, JUDGE JEFFREY COLBA TH Plaintiff, v. qRIG Al FILl=' Crrcuit Crrm:r.al [) ... D JOHN B. GOODMAN, I ~ epanmenl APR 16 2012 Defendant. ______________________________1 c1::::rgN BOCK Palm 8 omptrol/er each COUnty DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND/OR To VACATE HIS CONVICTION BASED ON JURY MISCONDUCT AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW ROY BLACK, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 126088 MARK A.J. SHAPIRO, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 897061 BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN, & STUMPF, P.A. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 Miami, Florida 33131 Ph. (305) 371-6421 - Fax (305)358-2006 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Counsel for John B. Goodman TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................... i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES........................................................ ii MOTION......................................................................1 MEMORANDUM................................................................6 I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE FACTS ....................................6 A. Jury Selection and the Jurors’ Conduct During the Trial . 6 B. Juror No. 8’s Attempts to Report the Misconduct To the Court . 10 C. Juror No. 8 Initiates Contact With Counsel . 10 II. THE MULTIPLE FORMS OF JURY MISCONDUCT REQUIRE A NEW TRIAL .. 13 A. Jurisdiction and the Governing Legal Standards . 13 B. The Premature Deliberations .. 15 C. The Biased Deliberations Due To Mr. Goodman’s Wealth . 20 D. The Jury’s Disobedience About Avoiding the Media . 24 E. Juror DeMartin’s Concealed Conflict of Interest . 25 CONCLUSION . 32 AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN B. GOODMAN . 32 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE . 33 -i- TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Page Baptist Hosp. v. Maler, 579 So.2d 97 (Fla. 1991) .. 24 Batlemento v. Dove Fountain, Inc., 593 So.2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991) . 24 Beets v. Scott, 65 F.3d 1258 (5th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 517 U.S. 1157 (1996) . 27 Buenoano v. Singletary, 963 F.2d 1433 (11th Cir. 1992) . 31 Clark v. United States, 289 U.S. 1 (1933) . 31 Contra United States v. Benally, 546 F.3d 1230 (10th Cir. 2008) . 23 DeFrancisco v. State, 830 So.2d 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) . 2 Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965) . 28 Gray v. State, 72 So.3d 336 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) . passim Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. 717, 81 S. Ct. 1639, 6 L. Ed. 2d 751 (1961) . 20, 25 Johnson v. State, 696 So.2d 317 (Fla. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1120 (1998) .. 14 Kelley v. State, 569 So.2d 754 (Fla. 1990) .. 15 Manning v. State, 378 So.2d 274 (Fla. 1979) .. 6 -ii- Cases Page Marshall v. State, 854 So.2d 1235 (Fla. 2003) .. 15, 22, 23, 24 McDonough Power Equip., Inc. v. Greenwood, 464 U.S. 548, 104 S. Ct. 845, 78 L. Ed. 2d 663 (1984) . 20, 25 Miller-El v. Dretke, 545 U.S. 231, 125 S.Ct. 2317, 162 L.Ed.2d 196 (2005) .. 6-7 Mu’Min v. Virginia, 500 U.S. 415, 111 S.Ct. 1899, 114 L.Ed. 2d 493 (1991) . 6 Neelley v. Nagle, 138 F.3d 917 (11th Cir. 1998) . 27 Pennekamp v. Florida, 328 U.S. 331, 66 S.Ct. 1029, 90 L.Ed. 1295 (1946) .. 7 People v. Corona, 80 Cal. App. 3d 684, 145 Cal. Rptr. 894 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978) .. 26 Powell v. Allstate Insurance Co., 652 So.2d 354 (Fla. 1995) .. 22, 23 Ramirez v. State of Florida, 922 So.2d 386 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) .. 17, 14, 19 Reaves v. State, 826 So.2d 932 (Fla. 2002) .. 14, 18 Sentinel Communications Co. v. Watson, 615 So.2d 768 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) . 24 Serrano v. State, 64 So.3d 93 (Fla. 2011) .. 6 Showers v. State, 778 So.2d 424 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). 13 Simmons v. Blodgett, 910 F. Supp. 1519 (W.D. Wash. 1996), aff’d, 110 F.3d 39 (9th Cir. 1997) . 24 -iii- Cases Page Sizemore v. Fletcher, 921 F.2d 667 (6th Cir. 1990) . 23 Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. 209, 102 S.Ct. 940, 71 L.Ed.2d 78 (1982) .. 6 State v. Cherry, 341 Ark. 924, 20 S.W.3d 354 (2000) . 16 State v. Smart, 136 N.H. 639, 622 A.2d 1197, cert. denied, 510 U.S. 917 (1993) .. 25 Tobias v. Smith, 468 F. Supp. 1287 (W.D.N.Y. 1979) . 23 Totta v. State, 740 So.2d 57 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) . 6 Turner v. Stime, 153 Wn. App. 581, 222 P.3d 1243 (2009) . 23 United States v. Abbell, 271 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2001) . 25 United States v. Dominguez, 226 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 1039 (2001) .. 16 United States v. Hearst, 638 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 938 (1981) . 26, 31 United States v. Heller, 785 F.2d 1524 (11th Cir. 1986) . 20, 21, 23, 24 United States v. Henley, 238 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 2001) . 23 United States v. Jackson, 209 F.3d 1103 (9th Cir. 2000) . 15 -iv- Cases Page United States v. McClinton, 135 F.3d 1178 (7th Cir. 1998) . 21 United States v. Perkins, 748 F.2d 1519 (11th Cir. 1984) . 25 United States v. Resko, 3 F.3d 684 (3rd Cir. 1993) . 16 United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 310 U.S. 150, 60 S.Ct. 811, 84 L.Ed. 1129 (1940) .. 23 United States v. Stahl, 616 F.2d 30 (2d Cir. 1980) . 23 United States v. Villar, 586 F.3d 76 (1st Cir. 2009) . 23 United States v. Yonn., 702 F.2d 1341 (11th Cir. 1983) . 16 Wilding v. State of Florida, 674 So.2d 114 (Fla. 1996) .. 15 Williams v. State of Florida, 793 So.2d 1104 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) .. 14, 17, 18, 19 Wright v. CTL Distribution, Inc., 650 So.2d 641 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995) . 23 Wright v. United States, 559 F. Supp. 1139 (E.D.N.Y. 1983) . 23 Young v. State, 720 So.2d 1101 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998) .. 20 Zamora v. Dugger, 834 F.2d 956 (11th Cir. 1987) . 27 -v- Florida Bar Rules Page 4-1.8(d) . 26, 27 4-3.5(d)(4) .. 2, 3, 10, 11, 14 Florida Constitution Article 1, Section 16 . 1 Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.575 . ..

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