9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Criminal
Jul. 3, 2017
En banc 9th Circuit reverses murder conviction for juror misconduct
A convicted murderer will receive an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was prejudiced by a juror who was continuously communicating with a “judge friend” during trial, according to an en banc decision issued by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.
A convicted murderer will receive an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was prejudiced by a juror who was continuously communicating with a “judge friend” during trial, according to an en banc decision issued by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.
The 9th Circuit reversed a ruling by the California court of appeal, which had previously determined that a U.S. District Court did not err when it concluded that En...
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