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MEDRANO-QUIROZ v. U.S.

Nos. 94-CF-1517, 94-CF-1611, 95-CF-1564.

705 A.2d 642 (1997)

David MEDRANO-QUIROZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Ronald W. SERMENO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaclyn S. Frankfurt, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Cynthia Goode, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant David Medrano-Quiroz.

Tamara A. Shockley, Washington, DC, filed a brief for appellant Ronald W. Sermeno.

James E. Boasberg, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher and Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

David Medrano-Quiroz and Ronald W. Sermeno were convicted by a jury of distribution of cocaine and of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1993).1 On appeal, their principal contention is that the trial judge abused his discretion by refusing to disqualify a juror for misconduct.2 We affirm.

I.

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