Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerome Jozwiak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 1992No. 91-3677 to 91-3685PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Nine of the twenty-six defendants in this case charging a conspiracy to distribute cocaine went to trial on November 4, 1991. A prosecutor — whose first trial this was— told the jury during his opening statement that five of the original defendants were cooperating with the government and would appear as witnesses and that four others had also pleaded guilty. The mention that some of the defendants had entered pleas of guilty led the defendants to seek a mistrial. A senior prosecutor from the United States Attorney’s office confessed error and apologized. As…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- United States v. Mark Higgins, Thaddeus Harrison, and Orlando PottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Ivy TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Zuno-ArceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1998
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