People v. Hedgecock
| Decision Date | 19 August 1988 |
| Docket Number | Nos. D004000,D005661 and S005882,s. D004000 |
| Citation | 250 Cal.Rptr. 268,758 P.2d 596 |
| Court | California Supreme Court |
| Parties | PEOPLE, Respondent, v. Roger HEDGECOCK, Appellant. In re Roger HEDGECOCK on Habeas Corpus. |
Prior report: Cal.App., 247 Cal.Rptr. 404.
Appellant's petition for review GRANTED.
Respondent's petition for review GRANTED.
Briefing and oral argument should be limited to the following issues:
I. (A) Is the materiality element of the crime of perjury a legal question for the court or a factual question for the jury?
(B) Does removal of the materiality question from the jury amount to error under People v. Figueroa (1986) 41 Cal.3d 714, 224 Cal.Rptr. 719, 715 P.2d 680?
(C) Should the principles expressed in People v. Figueroa (1986) 41 Cal.3d 714, 224 Cal.Rptr. 719, 715 P.2d 680 be applied retroactively to this case?
II. (A) Is it an abuse of discretion to deny an evidentiary hearing when a defendant in a criminal case moves for a new trial based on juror declarations showing bailiff misconduct during deliberations?
(B) What is the proper scope of such an evidentiary hearing?
(C) May the jurors be compelled to testify at such a hearing?
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