United States Seventh Circuit

A district court's refusal to excuse a sleeping juror is not a reversible error, where there is no evidence that the sleeping juror missed large portions of the trial or that the portions missed were critical.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/18/2000
• Decided 10/31/2000
• Published 10/31/2000

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brian R. Havey (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., Marc W. Martin (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.