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· 8/3/1992

United States v. Arthur Sutton

Citations

  • 970 F.2d 1001
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 17653
  • 1992 WL 183218

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that \rare\ is the \case in which we should attempt to refigure the trial court's assessment of the probative worth/prejudicial impact calculus\
  • relying on factual complexity of case as factor -in conclusion that trial court did not err in allowing juror questioning
  • upholding lower court's decision to ask a few \bland\ juror questions that had a \relatively high\ positive value given the case's complexity
  • “Because this was a factually complex case in which a greater-than-average risk of jury confusion existed, the positive value of allowing juror-inspired questioning was relatively high.”
  • “Because this was a factually complex case in which a greater-than-average risk of jury confusion existed, the positive value of allowing juror-inspired questioning was relatively high.”

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Judges: Selya, Lay, Pieras

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