Young v. United States

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Reginald Young contends that his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury was violated when a jury member failed to disclose that he was a convicted felon on life parole and that the prosecutor in Young’s case was also prosecuting the juror’s son in another case. After a post-trial hearing, the trial court found no actual juror bias. We see no basis to fault this determinative ruling and accordingly affirm. 1

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On May 10, 1994, a jury found Young guilty of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The jury also found Young’s…