Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Paul Gagnon, Pedro Valenzuela, Donald P. Storms, Glenn E. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1983No. 82-1289, 82-1310, 82-1311 and 82-1350PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*674FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendants were convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and related felony drug offenses. They appeal on numerous grounds, most of which are disposed of by memorandum decision of this date. We deal here only with the contention that the trial court committed reversible error by questioning a juror during the course of the trial outside the presence of any of the defendants. We agree and reverse the convictions.
FACTS
On the first day of trial, one of the jurors noticed defendant Gagnon sketching portraits of jury members.…
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