Legal Opinion
United States v. Gordon S. Mirkin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 27, 1981No. 80-1442PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by defendant Gordon S. Mirkin from the district court’s denial of his motion for a new trial based on an allegation of juror misconduct. There are two issues: whether the trial judge should have recused himself from hearing and deciding the motion, and whether he conducted a proper investigation of the claim of juror misconduct.
A full exposition of the facts relative to the motion for a new trial is necessary. Defendant is a lawyer. After a jury trial on June 10 and 11, 1980, he was found guilty of three counts of income tax evasion. On June 13…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Jessie Kenneth McKinneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Blizard v. FrechetteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
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