United States v. Venske

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• explaining that a district court does not err in declining to investigate juror misconduct when the defendant cannot show that the jurors were influenced by external sources
• noting Rule 606(b)’s exclusion of statements involving “the jury’s deliberative process” and the “mental impressions of [a] juror”
• vacating defendants’ sentences and remanding where the sentencing court did not determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether defendants conspired to commit a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i) or 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
• principal purpose of such rules “is to prevent ‘fishing expeditions in search of information with which to impeach jury verdicts’ ”

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