U.S. v. Ottersburg, No. 95-1847 (7th Cir.) (76 F.3d 137) (February 2, 1996) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)
In this case, the Court reverses a conviction on the grounds that the trial judge committed plain error by allowing two alternate jurors to deliberate and sign the verdict form along with the 12-person jury. It notes that Rule 24(c) provides in part that "an alternate juror who does not ...
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