Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 5, 2018
9th Circuit overturns criminal case on juror bias grounds
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 65-month prison sentence, ruling that the defendant in the identity theft case was wrongly convicted because of juror bias.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 65-month prison sentence on Tuesday, ruling the defendant in the identity theft case was wrongly convicted because of juror bias.
The panel found a prospective juror -- herself a victim of identity theft who did not affirmatively say she wouldn't be biased in the case -- should have been dismissed prior to the trial. The defendant, Koren Kechedzian, was ultimately convicted of identity ...
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