U.S. v. BERRIOS-RODRIGUEZ

Crim. No. 88-253 (JP).

768 F.Supp. 941 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Sonia BERRIOS-RODRIGUEZ a/k/a La Nena Antonio Lopez-Manzarret a/k/a Tono Jose Leonidas Esmeral-Cupido a/k/a Chiqui a/k/a El Vicario Carlos Pazos-Santana a/k/a Carlos Dominicci-Pasarell, a/k/a Carlos Tomas Rodriguez-Rodriguez Lazaro Diaz-Fernandez a/k/a Larry a/k/a 17 William F. Lane a/k/a Billy Abdil Curet-Casellas Luis Hiram Ortiz-Cameron Roberto Sanchez-Morales a/k/a Robert Pascual Lebron-Garcia Gregorio Gomez-Garcia a/k/a Cun John De Jesus-Clemente a/k/a John John Ernesto Cirilo-Otero a/k/a Junito a/k/a Junior Pedro Medina-Vazquez a/k/a Puruco Noel Cintron-Rodriguez Luis E. Ortiz-Arrigoitia a/k/a Colibri Angel Luis Torres-Gonzalez a/k/a Pinga Mario Gonzalez a/k/a El Nene Braulio Soto-Aristy a/k/a Manny John Doe a/k/a Armando a/k/a Vietnam, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

July 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guillermo Gil, Everett de Jesús, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Juan, P.R., for plaintiff.

José A. Lugo, Peter Berkowitz, Lugo & Berkowitz, Río Piedras, P.R., for defendants.


ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

The Court has before it an allegation of juror misconduct. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 24(c) provides that: "alternate jurors in the order in which they are called shall replace jurors who, prior to the time the jury retires to consider its verdict, become or are found to be unable or disqualified to perform their duties." It is well settled law that "it is within the trial judge's sound discretion to remove a juror whenever...

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