U.S. v. LITWIN

Nos. 17-10429 18-10279 18-10322 19-10007.

972 F.3d 1155 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David A. LITWIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 27, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa A. Rasmussen (argued), Law Office of Lisa Rasmussen PC, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendant-Appellant.

William R. Reed (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Elizabeth O. White , Appellate Chief; Nicholas A. Trutanich , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Reno, Nevada; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Ronald M. Gould, Morgan Christen, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

We confront in this case the question whether a district court erred in dismissing a juror, hours into jury deliberations following a lengthy criminal trial. Dismissing a juror based on her views of the strength of the government's case is an intrusion on the jury's role and violates the Sixth Amendment. But...

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