Numerous errors by a trial judge that included shackling a woman defendant with no criminal record during trial, a failure to investigate potential jury misconduct and "serious evidentiary errors" have led a federal appeals court to vacate her conviction for smuggling ecstasy.
September 06, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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Numerous errors by a trial judge that included shackling a woman defendant with no criminal record during trial has led a federal appeals court to vacate her conviction for smuggling ecstasy over the border from Canada to the United States.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said there were a number of reasons for reversing the conviction of Tara Haynes after a trial before Northern District Judge Mae D'Agostino (See Profile) in 2011.
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