The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Vinson, 39 F.3d 1190 (9th Cir. 1994):
We consider the "totality of the circumstances" in considering whether the district court coerced the jury into reaching a guilty verdict. Jimenez v. Myers, 12 F.3d 1474, 1477 (9th Cir.1993), petition for cert. filed, 62 U.S.L.W. 3794 (Apr. 20, 1994) (No. 93-1821).
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