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Tanner v. United States

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The Right to a Jury Trial

In 1987, a Florida jury convicted two men of mail fraud. A juror told defense counsel that some male jurors were drinking during the trial. The court refused to have an evidentiary hearing on this because testimony would be inadmissible under a certain federal rule. Ria: This is another case where courts prioritizes procedural technicality over substantive constitutional rights.

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