On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in In re Cowan.  (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)  This will be the first opinion in a case argued on the April calendar.

In Cowan, the court issued an order to show cause why petitioner is not entitled to relief on the ground of juror misconduct.  One juror in the trial that led to petitioner’s death sentence — which the Supreme Court affirmed in 2010 — failed to disclose that he (the juror) had previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fighting in a public place.  (Sixth District Justice Franklin Elia is the pro tem.)

The opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.