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· 12/18/1996

United States v. James Kevin Nelson

Citations

  • 102 F.3d 1344
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 33039
  • 1996 WL 725812

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that trial court properly excused jurors who had holiday travel plans
  • upholding search of the defendant’s shoulder bag after agents had removed it from him and taken him to another room for questioning
  • upholding search of the defendant's shoulder bag after agents had removed it from him and taken him to another room for questioning
  • finding no abuse of discretion where the district court replaced two jurors with alternates because the jurors were scheduled to go on vacation the next day
  • finding no abuse of discretion where district court replaced two jurors with alternates because jurors were scheduled to go on vacation
  • interpreting Rule 24(c) as requiring “adequate cause” to replace a juror, including a “factual basis” supporting a “legally relevant reason”

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Judges: Niemeyer, Michael, Motz

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