United States v. James D. Pierce and Patrick A. Lanning, United States of America v. Carlos A. Guerrero

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• mistrial for alleged juror misconduct raises double jeopardy issue when some defendants oppose action
• “our first inquiry must be whether the court gave adequate consideration to the existence of any less drastic alternative”
• “we recognize broad discretion in the [trial] court to determine that a jury has been prejudiced beyond repair, and we would not overturn a supported and. reasoned exercise of discretion even if, on the basis of 20-20 hindsight, we might have reached the opposite conclusion”
• cautionary instruction as alternative to mistrial

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