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U.S. v. Lawhorne, No. CR. 3:96cr139 (E.D.Va.) (29 F.Supp.2d 292) (November 16, 1998) (Judge Robert E. Payne)

Finding that one juror evinced actual bias in favor of the prosecutor, the Court held that the defendant's rights to a fair trial were violated, that the error was "plain" and that the conviction had to be reversed.

In this case the Court found that the juror in question, "both ...

 

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