U.S. v. LANIER

Nos. 16-6655/6657.

870 F.3d 546 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricky Anthony LANIER (16-6655); Katrina Reshina Lanier (16-6657), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Donald Capparella , DODSON, PARKER, BEHM & CAPPARELLA, BPR, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants. David L. Gunn , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Donald Capparella , Tyler Chance Yarbro , DODSON, PARKER, BEHM & CAPPARELLA, BPR, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants. David L. Gunn , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE, STRANCH, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Defendants-Appellants Ricky Lanier and Katrina Lanier argue that their convictions should be overturned because the district court failed to interview, or allow their attorneys to interview, jurors after learning that one juror initiated extraneous communications with a state prosecutor. The defendants...

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