Legal Opinion
United States v. Acevedo
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1998No. 95-4729PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Rule 24(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires district judges to discharge any alternate juror who has not replaced a regular juror “after the jury retires to consider its verdict.” In the ease at hand, the district court forgot to dismiss the alternate jurors when the jury retired; as a consequence, the alternates participated in deliberations. When the court discovered its mistake, it dismissed the alternates and instructed the jury to begin deliberations anew—the jury thereafter found the defendant guilty as charged. The defendant now appeals,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. GrossOhio Supreme Court · 2002
- United States v. MerrillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. RegisterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Terrance RyanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Donna R. DayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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