Legal Opinion
United States v. Resko
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 24, 1993No. Nos. 92-3405, 92-3484PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by defendants Luis F. Hidalgo and Jesus Cepeda, Jr. raises an important issue concerning the appropriate remedy for juror misconduct discovered mid-trial. On the seventh day of a nine-day trial, the district court learned that jurors, in disregard of the district court’s admonition, had been discussing the case among themselves. The court responded by distributing a two-part questionnaire asking the jurors whether they had discussed the case with other jurors and, if so, whether those discussions had led them to form an opinion as to the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by111 opinions
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