KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
After the twelve person jury had been impaneled and one juror was excused for a physical disability, the prosecution and counsel for appellant Reyes entered into an oral stipulation to proceed with an eleven person jury. It is rather apparent that the parties and respective counsel were not aware of the provisions of Fed.R.Crim.P. 23(b), which impose a requirement of a stipulation in writing signed by the parties and approved by the court before...
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