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· 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

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

  • 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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