Fifth Circuit· 11/27/1992

James Dawson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Citations

978 F.2d 205
978 F.3d 205
1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 31059
1992 WL 328658

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stating that the Court must view the evidence in the “light most favorable to the jury’s verdict”
stating that “[w]here the jury could have reached a number of different conclusions, all of which would have sufficient support based on the evidence, the jury’s findings will be upheld”
explaining that “[w]here the jury could have reached a number of different conclusions, all of which would have sufficient support based on the evidence, the jury’s findings will be upheld.”
instructing appellate courts to affirm a jury’s verdict unless the evidence points overwhelmingly the other way
collecting cases for the proposition that, “[w]hen the basis for challenge to a juror is timely shown, the failure to object constitutes a [forfeiture] of the right to attack the composition of the jury”
\section 1867 precludes any statutory challenges to irregularities in jury 5 selection that are not made before voir dire\

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Judges: Jones, Barksdale

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