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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 5, 2016

Habeas relief granted after cop tailed juror

A federal appellate panel granted habeas relief to a Nevada state prisoner holding that lower courts failed to look into allegations that police intimidated a holdout juror into voting to convict by tailing him in his car for seven miles during deliberations.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A federal appellate panel granted habeas relief to a Nevada state prisoner holding that lower courts failed to look into allegations that police intimidated a holdout juror into voting to convict by tailing him in his car for seven miles during deliberations.

In a 2-1 decision reversing both the district court and the Nevada Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the low...

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