· 5/5/1978
Louis Charles King v. United States
Citations
- 576 F.2d 432
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11303
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that although the trial judge has discretion to disclose juror contact information, “[t]here is a judicial reluctance” to allow post-verdict contact with jurors
- concluding that an evidentiary hearing was not required because “weakly authenticated, vague, and speculative material” constituted a “frail and ambiguous showing”
- court upheld order requiring jurors to report to FBI if anyone questioned them
- court upheld order requiring jurors to report to FBI if anyone questioned them
- “To overcome this 28 reluctance and to authorize a post-verdict inquiry, there must be ‘clear evidence,’ ‘strong 1 evidence,’ ‘clear and incontrovertible evidence,’ ‘substantial if not wholly conclusive 2 evidence.’”
- reported in table form, 191 F.3d 447, 1999 WL 713865
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Judges: Feinberg, Oakes, Wyatt
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