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· 5/13/1975

United States v. Peter Beckerman

Citations

  • 516 F.2d 905
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 14703

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming trial judge’s conclusion that jury was deadlocked where trial judge spoke to jurors and asked whether “with a little more time you feel you might be able to reach a verdict” and construed defendant’s silence as agreement that sufficient time had passed
  • affirming trial judge’s conclusion that jury was deadlocked where trial judge spoke to jurors and asked whether “with a little more time you feel you might be able to reach a verdict” and construed defendant’s silence as agreement that sufficient time had passed
  • affirming trial judge’s conclusion that jury was deadlocked where trial judge spoke to jurors and asked whether “with a little more time you feel you might be able to reach a verdict” and construed defendant’s silence as agreement that sufficient time had passed
  • jury deadlocked after 3 days of trial and 7 hours of deliberations
  • 2V2 day trial, 6 hours deliberation
  • deadlock after 7 hours of deliberation

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Judges: Hays, Feinberg, Holden

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