Provens v. Marshall

ruling that harmless error occurred when the judge made an ex parte communication with a deadlocked jury without notifying counsel because the message to keep deliberating was not coercive. | ruling that harmless error occurred when the judge made an ex parte communication with a deadlocked jury without notifying counsel because the message to keep deliberating was not coercive. | general instruction suffices when indictment alleges “one unified scheme to defraud” | general instruction suffices when indictment alleges "one unified scheme to defraud"