City of Miami v. Elmore

How courts have described this case

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• finding no coercion where case was complex and jury deliberated for approximately two hours after issuance of an Allen charge
• discussing Allen v. U.S., 164 U.S. 492, 17 S. Ct. 154 (1896) and its progeny
• discussing Allen v. U.S., 164 U.S. 492, 17 S. Ct. 154 (1896) and its progeny
• reviewing challenges to an Allen charge that were not raised at trial for plain error
• “The potential coercive effect of an Allen charge ‘can be eliminated by having the charge include an admonition that each individual juror not surrender his or her honest convictions and not return any verdict contrary to the dictates of personal conscience.’”
• “The potential coercive effect of an Allen charge ‘can be eliminated by having the charge include an admonition that each individual juror not surrender his or her honest convictions and not return any verdict contrary to the dictates of personal conscience.’”

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