The following excerpt is from Carrillo v. Biter, 1:09-cv-01331-AWI-BAM-HC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
juror number 4 violated his Sixth Amendment right to jury trial, the record lacks any indication that any diminution of the appropriate function of the jury resulted from the trial court's ruling. This is consistent with the authority recognizing that a juror's refusal to deliberate could constitute good cause. See, Williams v. Cavazos, 646 F.3d 626, 648.
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