United States Ninth Circuit

A District Court judge's physical absence from the courthouse during jury deliberations does not violate a defendant's Sixth Amendment rights when the judge is able to instruct the jury by telephone.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2000
• Decided 02/07/2001
• Published 02/07/2001

Judges

• T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BRIGHT,T. G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark F. Adams, San Diego, California;  J. Michael Roake, Roake and Roake, San Diego, California;  Steven A. Feldman, Feldman and Feldman, Roslyn, New York, for the defendants-appellants., Gregory A. Vega, U.S. Atty., Michael G. Wheat (argued) and Cynthia Bashant (on brief), Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.