United States v. Tin Yat Chin

ORDER

GERSHON, District Judge.

On January 24, 2003, Tin Yat Chin was found guilty, following a jury trial, of one count of impersonating an officer of the United States government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 912 and three counts of income tax evasion pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7206. Defendant now moves for a new trial pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 33(a) on the ground that the jury improperly relied on extraneous information provided by a fellow member of the jury in reaching its verdict. Alternatively, defendant requests a hearing pursuant to Federal Rules of Evidence 606(b) to elicit testimony from…