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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5103 (2026)

 Unlawfully listening into deliberations of jury.

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§ 5103.  Unlawfully listening into deliberations of jury.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he, by any scheme or device, or in any manner, for any purpose, intentionally listens into the deliberations of any grand, petit, traverse, or special jury.

 

Cross References.  Section 5103 is referred to in section 1515 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1975–2012 · leading case: In Re Investigating Grand Jury, 593 A.2d 402 (Pa. 1991).
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In Re Investigating Grand Jury, 593 A.2d 402 (Pa. 1991). · cites it 2× “If one of the witnesses reveals his testimony before the grand jury to his attorney, as he has every right to do, certainly the attorney will feel obliged, perhaps even subconsciously, to reveal to his other clients the testimony of the first witness. With the attorney in such a…”
Pirillo v. Pirillo, 341 A.2d 896 (Pa. 1975). · cites it 2× “With the attorney in such a position, either the attorney-client relationship or the grand jury secrecy must suffer.”
Bruckshaw v. Frankford Hosp. of the Philadelphia, 58 A.3d 102 (Pa. 2012). “18 Pa.C.S. § 5103. Both legal and judicial codes of ethics proscribe ex parte contact with jurors.”
Colosimo v. Pennsylvania Elec. Co., 518 A.2d 1206 (Pa. 1986). · cites it 2× “18 Pa.C.S. § 5103. Both legal and judicial codes of ethics proscribe ex parte contact with jurors.”
Commonwealth v. Reed, 407 A.2d 1335 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1979). “See: 18 Pa.C.S. § 5103. Appellant, however, has not alleged that the victim communicated with or attempted to influence the jury’s decision in any way; neither has he alleged that he was prejudiced by the victim’s alleged attempt to hear the jury’s deliberations.”
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