United States v. Larry Kelly, Jr.

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Larry W. Kelly, Jr., appeals his conviction. He contends that the district- court erroneously denied his motion for a mistrial and motion for a new trial, which alleged that the district court violated Federal Rule of Criminal .Procedure 24(c) by failing to excuse an alternate juror at the end of trial and permitting her to be in the jury room during part of the regular, jury’s deliberations. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

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After a two-day jury trial, Larry Kelly was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a…