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· 9/9/1971

Garland Edward Goff v. The United States of America

Citations

  • 446 F.2d 623

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  • concluding the same where the trial court admonished the jury as follows: “If you cannot (reach a verdict) within, oh, we’ll say the next hour or so and probably ought to go to lunch first, then, we’ll have to declare a mistrial and set the case down for hearing again”
  • on morning of second day of jury deliberations, trial court gave modified Allen charge with \time fuse\ instruction to reach a verdict within one hour, which defense counsel specifically objected to
  • on morning of second day of jury deliberations, trial court gave modified Allen charge with “time fuse” instruction to reach a verdict within one hour, which defense counsel specifically objected to

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Judges: Seth, Barrett, Kerr

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