U.S. v. Zabriskie, No. 02-4228 (10th Cir.) (415 F.3d 1139) (July 14, 2005) (Judge Terrence L. O'Brien)
In a decision that discusses at length the permissible scope of Allen charges, the Tenth Circuit held that it was impermissibly coercive, and a violation of the defendant’s due process and Sixth Amendment rights to an impartial jury trial and a unanimous verdict, for the trial judge to give an ...
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