In what circumstances will a jury be instructed to continue deliberating after it has reached an impasse?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Serrao, 911 F.2d 740 (9th Cir. 1990):
Serrao challenges the district court's instruction to the jury to continue deliberating after the jury informed the trial judge that it had reached an impasse. We review a claim of error in the instructions given to a jury for abuse of discretion. United States v. Wauneka, 842 F.2d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir.1988).
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