Legal Opinion
United States v. Rufus A. Cunningham
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1997No. 96-1727PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
When a jury returns a verdict, it does not supply its reasons. The jury deliberates, in private, attempting to follow its instructions. Eventually, the jury delivers a one-or two-word verdict: “guilty” or “not guilty.” “[A] juror may not testify as to any matter or statement occurring during the course of the jury’s deliberations.” Fed.R.Evid. 606(b). When a defendant challenges the verdict, in a motion to set it aside, the verdict must be upheld unless “the record contains no evidence, regardless of how it is weighed, from which the jury could find guilt beyond a…
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