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United States v. Gagnon

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United States v. Gagnon
Decided March 18, 1985
Full case nameUnited States v. Gagnon
Citations470 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

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  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.
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