United States v. William James Cuthel, Dade Frank Sokoloff, Wilbur Harwood Hoover, Jay William Marden

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• stating that Fed. R. Evid. 606(b) controls “even where the inquiry concerns misconduct prior to the deliberations”
• noting that court is not required to investigate when allegations are speculative or unsubstantiated
• rejecting an appellant’s characterization of an alternate juror as an outsider who influenced the jury
• applying Rule 606(b) to bar consideration of juror’s congratulatory letter to prosecutor stating how effectively prosecutors presented the case and complimenting “the suits & ties you wore & those Argyle socks too”
• “The district court has discretion to determine whether evidence of premature deliberation warrants an evidentiary hearing.”

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