UNITED STATES v. ROBBINS

No. 74-1007.

500 F.2d 650 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander ROBBINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Hogan, Miami Beach, Fla., Richard M. Gale, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., William R. Northcutt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and RIVES and DYER, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Defendant Robbins, a practicing medical physician, was convicted for illegally dispensing Tuinal capsules in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). On appeal defendant argues that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a trial before an impartial jury. One juror, defendant points out, failed to reveal on voir dire—what she later revealed to the other jurors—that her daughter had suffered a serious illness due to the use...

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