Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Fulton Beasley, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1972No. 71-1693 to 71-1697PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
This is a direct appeal from a conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 174.
The trial to a jury was concluded, the jury was instructed, and it retired to deliberate. As it retired an alternate juror went along with the twelve jurors to the jury room. She participated in the vote to select a foreman, and voted to go to lunch. She was with the jury about twenty minutes after it retired. The court then realized that the alternate had not been discharged. Court was reconvened and the attorneys were advised that the alternate had retired with the twelve. Motion was made for a mistrial. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Virginia Erection Corporation and John P. ShieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Marvin Hayutin and Leon NashCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- People v. BrunemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
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3Cited by74 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- State v. BindykeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- United States v. Wilton ChatmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. James Hillard, Robert Allen and Samuel HillardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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