Claim of structural error in jury instruction in a drug conspiracy related conviction

US v. Jadlowe, 08-2449, concerned a challenge to the district court’s conviction of defendant for drug conspiracy related offenses.  In affirming, the court held that, although the district court erred in instructing the jurors that they could discuss the case among themselves during the trial, before formal deliberations commences, the record shows beyond a reasonable doubt that the flawed instruction did not compromise the jury’s deliberative process.  The court also held that the district court did not commit reversible error in the suppression and evidentiary rulings that defendant challenges.

 

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  • Read the First Circuit’s Full Decision in US v. Jadlowe, 08-2449

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