MITCHELL v. U.S.

No. 18-17031.

958 F.3d 775 (2020)

Lezmond C. MITCHELL, aka Lezmond Charles Mitchell, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Aminoff (argued) and Celeste Bacchi , Deputy Federal Public Defenders; Amy M. Karlin , Interim Federal Public Defender; Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Petitioner-Appellant.

William G. Voit (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Krissa M. Lanham , Deputy Appellate Chief; Michael Bailey , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Phoenix, Arizona; for Respondent-Appellee.

Concurrence by Judge Christen; Concurrence by Judge Hurwitz.


OPINION

In May 2009, Lezmond Mitchell asked the district court for authorization to interview the jurors at his criminal trial in order to investigate potential juror misconduct. The district court denied the motion because Mitchell identified no evidence of juror misconduct, and therefore failed to show good cause...

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