United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for mail and healthcare fraud is reversed where the district court erred in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial since an episode involving a sitting member of the jury gave rise to a presumption of prejudice to the defendant and the evidence was insufficient to rebut that presumption.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2007
• Decided 09/17/2007
• Published 09/17/2007

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Amarjeet Singh Bhachu (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeffrey A. Rossman, Jocelyn D. Francoeur (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.