U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 11, 2016
US Supreme Court says discharged jury can be recalled
A federal district judge may recall a discharged jury that submitted an erroneous verdict, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday by a 6-2 vote, affirming a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal district judge may recall a discharged jury that submitted an erroneous verdict, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday by a 6-2 vote, affirming a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the majority, rejected what she described as the "Humpty Dumpty" theory enshrined in common law that, once discharged, a jury may ...
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