Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Oku
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided January 15, 1988No. Civ. 86-1026PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER CONDITIONALLY GRANTING PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
KAY, District Judge.
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The petitioner herein, Gary Lee Jennings, was tried and convicted in state court of murder. On May 18, 1984, Jennings was sentenced to life imprisonment.
While the jury deliberated on Jennings’ verdict, it conducted an experiment in order to resolve a crucial issue in the murder trial. Jennings sought a new trial on the grounds that the jury had engaged in unconstitutional misconduct by performing the experiment. The trial court refused to grant the motion for a new trial, and the Hawaii…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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