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U.S. v. Sproat

Ruling by

Susan P. Graber

Lower Court

USDC Arizona

Lower Court Judge

Rosemary Marquez
Judge's instruction to send a deadlocked jury home and return the next morning did not amount to coercion because it did not pressure them to reach a unanimous verdict.



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