United States Ninth Circuit

When deciding whether to grant a new trial based on a defendant's alleged attempt to bribe a juror, the standard is whether the alleged misconduct "interfered with the jury's deliberations by distracting one or more of the jurors," not whether the conduct substantially swayed the jury.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2000
• Decided 02/07/2001
• Published 02/07/2001

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  FERGUSON, BOOCHEVER, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Landau, Oakland, California, Carol A. Klauschie, Pasadena California, Gail Ivens, Glendale, California, and Mary Ellen Lewis, San Luis Obispo, California, for the defendants-appellants., John C. Rayburn, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, and Nancy Spiegel, Assistant United States Attorney, Santa Ana, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.