United States Ninth Circuit

Prosecution's suggestion to jury that they select foreperson by secret ballot was not a structural error because the method of selection is a proper one and the trial court properly instructed the jury on how to select a foreperson.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2000
• Decided 01/24/2001
• Published 01/24/2001

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: B. FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne A. Luban, Berkeley, California, for defendant-appellant Lewis Tam., Malcolm S. Segal and James P. Mayo, Segal and Kirby, Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellant Robert Ng., Sandra Gillies, Woodland, California, for defendant-appellant Co Giang., Paul L. Seave, United States Attorney; Richard Bender, Assistant United States Attorney; Michael J. Malacek, Assistant United States Attorney; Sacramento, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.