Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael A. Ajiboye
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1992No. 91-50371PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Michael Ajiboye’s principal argument is that the district judge’s Allen charge improperly coerced the jury into returning guilty verdicts on both counts charged against him.
Facts
Ajiboye, a former mail carrier for the Postal Service, was charged with one count of theft of mail by a Postal Service employee and one count of possessing stolen mail. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1708, 1709. He was tried before a jury. After a few hours of deliberation, the jurors sent a note to the trial judge informing him that they were unable to arrive at a verdict and that it was unlikely there…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Glenn Dale SeawellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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