Legal Opinion
United States v. Georgina Guerrero-Peralta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1971No. 71-1237_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Guerrero-Peralta appeals from her conviction on two counts charging violations of 21 U.S.C. § 176a. We need consider only her contention that, in submitting the case to an eleven-man jury, the court failed to comply with Rule 23(a), F.R. Crim.P. We reverse.
When the jury retired, the forelady sent a note to the court indicating that a file containing documents that were not in evidence was found in the jury room. The jury was recalled to the courtroom and the jurors were questioned by the judge as to how much of the file they had seen. As a result, the forelady was…
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