Judge’s Dismissal Of Visibly Shaken Juror Was Not Erroneous, Appeals Court Rules

(December 21, 2015, 11:32 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California appeals panel on Dec. 16 affirmed a man’s conviction and sentencing for two counts of making a false insurance claim, one count of attempted perjury, one count of fraud to obtain aid, one count of perjury, one count of grand theft and one count of insurance fraud, ruling that the judge presiding over the trial did not err in dismissing a juror who was visibly shaken and crying as a result of deliberations (People v. Chip Kyle Bolton, No. H041106, Calif. App., 6th Dist.; 2015 Calif. App. Unpub. LEXIS 9031)....