Remmer v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• holding that presumption of prejudice applies when there is third-party communication with a juror regarding the matter pending before the jury
• holding that an improper communication to a single juror presumptively deprives a defendant of a fair trial
• recognizing that in some circumstances a rebuttal presumption arises when communication occurs with a juror
• holding that allegations of influence by an unnamed person outside the jury required the holding of an evidentiary hearing to determine extrinsic influence
• holding that information of possible juror bribery coming to light after the jury returned its verdict warranted a hearing
• holding that the district court “should determine the circumstances, the impact thereof upon the juror, and whether or not it was prejudicial, in a hearing with all interested parties permitted to participate”

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