Llewellyn v. New York Telephone Co.

Parentheticals

• “If the trial judge finds that the jury had before it prejudicial material, the inquiry is complete and the conviction must be reversed.”

  United States v. John Bagnariol, United States of America v. Gordon L. Walgren, United States of America v. Patrick Gallagher

• no evidence permitted from juror as to mental process of juror or jury or method by which the verdict is reached

  Leonard Lacy v. Joseph Gardino, Superintendent, Northeastern Correctional Center--Concord

• "It is a recognized principle that a federal court is not bound by a state ... interpretation of federal laws...."

  Staten v. Housing Authority Of The City Of Pittsburgh

• jurors incompetent to testify about a matter occurring within the jury room even though one juror, a paralegal, had influenced the voting of other jurors

  Berrier v. Thrift

• warrant need only satisfy federal constitutional requirements rather than state law in federal prosecution although “resulting search is ‘state’ in character”

  United States v. Vaughan

• “It is a recognized principle that a federal court is not bound by a state .. . interpretation of federal laws.... ”

  Staten v. Housing Authority Of The City Of Pittsburgh

• “evidence of discussion among jurors, intimidation or harassment of one juror by another, and other intrajury influences on the verdict is within the rule, rather than the exception, and is not competent to impeach a verdict"

  United States v. Boylan

• "[A] search warrant directed against an apartment house will usually be held invalid if it fails to describe the particular apartment to be searched with sufficient definiteness to preclude a search of other units located in the building and occupied by innocent persons”

  United States v. Acosta

• eight day delay held to be reasonable

  In Re Motion to Quash Grand Jury Subpoenas

• perm. app. denied April 14, 2008

  Gregory D. Allen v. Debbie D. Albea