United States v. Gagnon

United States v. Gagnon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1985
Full case name	United States v. Gagnon
Citations	470 U.S. 522 ( more )
Holding
A criminal defendant's rights under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause were not violated by the in camera discussion between the judge and a juror.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr.  · Byron White Thurgood Marshall  · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr.  · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens  · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinion
Per curiam
Laws applied
Due Process Clause

United States v. Gagnon, 470 U.S. 522 (1985), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a criminal defendant's rights under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause were not violated by the in camera discussion between the judge and a juror. A defendant has the right to be present at any stage of the trial where the fairness of the proceeding would be impeded by their absence. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. United States v. Gagnon, 470 U.S. 522 (1985)
2. Turner, Jenia I. (2021). "Remote Criminal Justice" (PDF). Texas Tech Law Review. 53: 203. SSRN   3699045.

External links

• Text of United States v. Gagnon, 470 U.S. 522(1985) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia

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