Rule 11-606 NMRA
Rule 11-606. Juror's competency as a witness.
A. At the trial. A juror may not testify as a witness before the other jurors at the
trial. If a juror is called to testify, the court must give a party an opportunity to object
outside the jury’s presence.
B. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment.
(1)
Prohibited testimony or other evidence. During an inquiry into the
validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify about any statement made or
incident that occurred during the jury’s deliberations; the effect of anything on that
juror’s or another juror’s vote; or any juror’s mental processes concerning the verdict or
indictment. The court may not receive a juror’s affidavit or evidence of a juror’s
statement on these matters.
(2)
Exceptions. A juror may testify about whether
(a) extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jury’s
attention;
(b) an outside influence was improperly brought to bear on any juror; or
(c) a mistake was made in entering the verdict on the verdict form.