United States Ninth Circuit

Judge's favorable comments during jury deliberation that jury was getting "closer" to a verdict was unduly coercive by implying that reaching that verdict would be desirable, even if the judge did not know what the verdict was. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2002
• Published 05/06/2002

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• United States Ninth Circuit

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