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U.S. v. Hay, No. 95-50609 (9th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1233) (August 19, 1997) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

In this case the Ninth Circuit reversed a conviction because it found that the district court (Judge Stotler) had abused her discretion when she granted the jury a 48-day recess near the end of a lengthy trial to accommodate the jurors' vacation plans. Calling that recess "unprecedented", the Court ruled ...

 

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