Allowance Of 11-Member Jury Deliberations In Securities Fraud Action Upheld

Mealey's (April 15, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York did not abuse his discretion when he allowed a jury to proceed with deliberations in a wire fraud and securities fraud criminal trial with only 11 members because good cause existed for allowing deliberations to proceed one juror short, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 14 in affirming the defendant’s conviction....