United States v. Edward Ruben Sotelo, Ernesto Castro Quintana, Henry Arguijo, Gary Artiaga, Lawrence Anthony Flores, and Joe Angelo Sotelo, Jr.

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• holding that trial courts are afforded broader discretion in dealing with intrinsic influences due to jury miscon- duct than it has afforded in cases of extrinsic influences
• stating that credibility determinations at sentencing are peculiarly within the province of the trier-of-fact
• stating that a trial court does not abuse its discretion in refusing to provide written jury instructions, even when the jury expressed confusion over certain portions of the oral instructions and requested that the court re-read only those portions to the jury
• affirming minor role reduction for defendant who participated in more than 20 drug deliveries
• noting the “ultimate inquiry” in a juror misconduct claim is: “Did the intrusion affect the jury’s deliberations and thereby its verdict?”
• affirming minor role reduction for defendant who participated in more than 20 drug deliveries

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