Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin McChesney
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2017No. 16-30052PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
We are faced with a peculiar case of “he said, she said.” After Benjamin McChes-ney was convicted of orchestrating a massive gun heist, he claimed his ex-girlfriend had said nasty things about him to the jurors at his trial. None of the jurors reported this improper contact, nor did the court security officers who would have apparently been within earshot. The district court did not buy McChesne/s story and denied his motion for a new trial. After a different panel of our court remanded to the district court to dig a little deeper with an evidentiary hearing, the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Caldarone v. CaldaroneDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2020
- Eugene Forte v. Timothy SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- Lathus v. Round Valley Justice CourtDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2025
- Locricchio v. TrumpDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2020
- Locricchio v. TrumpDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2021
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.