United States v. Julio Gonzalez

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• concluding that juror bias could be assumed where a juror “disclosed the fact that her ex-husband, the father of her daughter, dealt and used cocaine—the same drug and conduct at issue” in the case
• holding that juror in a drug conspiracy case who disclosed that her 13 No. 60347-1-II marriage had collapsed due to her husband’s cocaine use and repeatedly equivocated when asked if she could remain impartial was impliedly biased
• noting that a juror’s ultimate “answer with an unqualified affirmative or negative” is “appropriate for purposes of indicating . . . ability to serve impartially”
• explaining that the juror “never stated affirmatively that she could 4 21-50242 put aside her personal experiences, nor did she ever state that she could be fair or impartial”
• finding implied bias where the juror “had some personal experience that is similar or identical to the fact pattern at issue”
• finding that a woman who was previously married to a cocaine user and dealer, but recently divorced due to ex-spouse’s drug problems and never affirmatively agreed to be impartial was impliedly biased in a trial involving drug charges

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