P. v. Castaneda
Joel Martin Castaneda appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a)) and attempted murder. (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a), 664.) Castaneda contends that the trial court conducted an improper inquiry into a mid-deliberation claim of juror misconduct, coercing a juror to switch his vote from acquittal to conviction. Court reverse.
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