Legal Opinion
United States v. Hortensia Navarro-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1991No. 89-50023PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Hortensia Navarro-Garcia of offenses in connection with the importation of marijuana. Navarro-Garcia moved for an evidentiary hearing and a new trial on the ground that the jury had improperly considered extrinsic evidence; she attached to the motion an affidavit from her attorney stating that following the return of the verdict the jury foreman had informed defense counsel that an unidentified juror had conducted an experiment while the jury was in recess for the weekend. The purpose of this experiment was allegedly to determine whether weight in the…
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