United States v. Everett Kyle Hall

No. 96-1386 United States of America; * * Appellant; * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Everett Kyle Hall, also known * as Eric, also known as Shorty; * Roy Lee Hall; Randall Joe Hall; * * Appellees. * Submitted: May 15, 1996 Filed: June 4, 1996 Before BOWMAN, HEANEY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. HEANEY, Circuit Judge. The district court granted defendants' motion for a new trial based on the jury foreperson's one-page affidavit stating that on more than one occasion he and other jurors overheard the judge at a bench…