Legal Opinion
United States v. John C. Best, Gregory J. Bewick and Paul F. Conarty
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 1991No. 87-2456, 87-2457 and 87-2458PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
In this en banc review, we must decide whether the defendants were deprived of a fair trial due to the presence of binders *426containing certain government exhibits in the jury room during deliberations. In our prior opinion, see United States v. Best, 913 F.2d 1179 (7th Cir.1990), vacated, 924 F.2d 646 (7th Cir.1991), a panel of this court held that the presence of the binders during jury deliberations was jury tampering that constituted reversible error. After rehearing the case en banc, we now hold that the presence of the binders in the jury room was not error, and,…
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