U.S. v. Donato, No. 95-3195 (D.C. Cir.) (99 F.3d 426) (November 8, 1996) (Judge David B. Sentelle)
Here the Courtt held that the district court erred when it excused a juror, after the jury had been given its instructions but before it left to begin deliberations, without making the proper determinations, under Rule 24(c) of the Fed.R.Crim.P.
This is an astonishing decision, not just because the D.C. ...
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