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Remmer v. United States, 350 U.S. 377 (1956)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Remmer v. United States, 350 U.S. 377 (1956)
Remmer v. United States No. 156 Argued January 18, 1956 Decided March 5, 1956 350 U.S. 377
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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During petitioner’s trial in a Federal District Court, which resulted in his conviction of a federal offense, one of the jurors was approached by an outsider who suggested that he could make some money by making a deal with petitioner. The juror refused to discuss the case with the outsider, and reported the incident to the trial judge. Without informing petitioner or his counsel, the judge related the incident to the district attorney, and it was referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During a recess in the trial, an FBI agent interrogated the juror about the matter, and the juror did not know the purpose or result of this investigation until a month after the end of the trial. Immediately after the trial, the juror told another juror that he "had been under a terrific pressure."
Held: on the record in this case, it cannot be said that the juror was not affected in his freedom of action as a juror; and petitioner is entitled to a new trial. Pp. 377-382.
222 F.2d 720, judgment vacated and case remanded for new trial.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Remmer v. United States, 350 U.S. 377 (1956) in 350 U.S. 377 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK9T2YX7MSJ7DV7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Remmer v. United States, 350 U.S. 377 (1956), in 350 U.S. 377, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK9T2YX7MSJ7DV7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Remmer v. United States, 350 U.S. 377 (1956). cited in 1956, 350 U.S. 377. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK9T2YX7MSJ7DV7.
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