SARIS, District Judge.
After a jury trial, Defendant-appellant Richard Villar, a Hispanic man, was convicted of bank robbery. Hours following his conviction, defense counsel received an e-mail message from one of the jurors disclosing that during deliberations another juror said, "I guess we're profiling but they cause all the trouble." When defense counsel filed a motion for a court inquiry into the validity of the verdict, the court held a hearing in which the juror...
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