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U.S. v. Paniagua-Ramos, No. 97-1385 (1st Cir.) (135 F.3d 193) (February 3, 1998) (Judge Joseph A. Jr. DiClerico)

This case is significant because it helps to clarify some of the legal principles that apply to jury instructions that are given when a jury appears deadlocked. Such instructions are commonly called "Allen-charges", a name derived from Allen v. U.S., 164 U.S. 492 (1896), and, as the Court in this ...

 

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