· 7/12/1972
United States v. Robert Warren Cameron
Citations
- 464 F.2d 333
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 8451
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a juror who cannot remain awake during much of the trial is unable to perform his duty
- holding that a juror who cannot remain awake during much of the trial is unable to perform his duty
- trial court questioned juror about greeting a key defense witness, which had been observed by defense counsel
- judge has discretion to remove juror who cannot perform duties
- “[T]he trial judge, in his sound discretion, may remove a juror and replace him with an alternate juror whenever facts are presented which convince the trial judge that the juror’s ability to perform his duty as a juror is impaired.” (emphasis added)
- juror properly excused because juror continually falling asleep
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Judges: Aldisert, Rosen, Hunter
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