| McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood et al. | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued November 28, 1983 Decided January 18, 1984 |
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| Full case name | McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood et al. | |||||
| Citations | 464 U.S. 548 (more) 104 S. Ct. 845; 78 L. Ed. 2d 663 |
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| Prior history | Greenwood et al. v. McDonough Power Equipment, Inc., 687 F.2d 338 (10th Cir. 1982). | |||||
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| Held that juror's failure to respond to question on voir dire did not require new trial absent a showing of denial of right to impartial jury. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | J. Rehnquist, joined by C.J. Burger, JJ. White, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens and O'Connor | |||||
| Concurrence | J. Blackmun, joined by JJ. Stevens and O'Connor | |||||
| Concurrence | J. Brennan, joined by J. Marshall | |||||
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood, 464 U.S. 548 (1984), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that established a standard for challenging a verdict based on inaccurate answers given by prospective jurors during voir dire.[1]
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The standard adopted by the court in McDonough was that a verdict could be challenged because of inaccurate answers given during voir dire only if the juror failed to honestly answer a question and an honest answer would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause.[2]