United States v. Visuna

ORDER DENYING POST TRIAL MOTIONS

ATKINS, District Judge.

This cause has come before the Court upon motions of the defendant, Lazaro Visuna, for arrest of judgment, to set aside the verdict, for a new trial and for dismissal based on government misconduct. A number of points have been urged by the defendant in support of these motions. Only three merit consideration here.

The defendant maintains that he was denied the right of trial by a fair and impartial jury. Six members of the twelve-member jury previously served in another case in which the key government witness, Rosa Gonzalez, testified.…