Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

D'Amico v. United States

504 U.S. 918

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1992-05-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • purpose of jury poll is “to [e]nsure that the defendant was convicted by a unanimous verdict”
  • general rule is that a trial judge does not commit per se error by continuing to poll a jury, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 31(d), after one juror voices dissent with the verdict
  • lateness, inattention, and family commitments

Citator

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Cited by
4 opinions

C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.