United States Ninth Circuit

Where final juror agreed to convict defendant based on outside evidence that terrorist group associated with defendant allegedly claimed credit for killing the victim, the prejudice against the defendant warranted a new trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/13/1999
• Decided 10/26/2000
• Published 10/26/2000

Judges

• Before:  THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles M. Sevilla,Cleary & Sevilla, San Diego, California, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Glassman, Office of the Attorney General, San Diego, California, for the respondents-appellees.