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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle. Following the trial, a juror sent post-trial correspondence to the district court expressing concerns that suggested the jury's verdict might have been coerced rather than unanimous.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the jury's verdict was not unanimous but coerced, based on post-trial correspondence from a juror to the district court indicating concerns about the deliberation process.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Defendant's motion to set aside the jury verdict on the grounds that the verdict was coerced rather than unanimous.

Disposition

• The appeal to set aside the jury verdict convicting the Defendant of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle was denied.

Reasons

• VARGAS, Judge (with KRISTINA BOGARDUS, Judge and ZACHARY A. IVES, Judge concurring):
  The Court considered the Defendant's appeal against the denial of his motion to set aside the jury verdict. The Defendant contended that the jury's verdict was coerced, as suggested by a juror's post-trial correspondence. The Court's proposed disposition to affirm the verdict was based on the assessment that the concerns raised in the juror's letter did not indicate that the verdict was not unanimous due to outside information being wrongfully considered, juror bias, or any juror hiding information connecting him to the case. Furthermore, the Court found that the juror's allegations about the deliberation process did not fall into the exceptions that allow for discussion of jury deliberations (paras 2-3). The Defendant's memorandum in opposition did not present sufficient facts, authority, or argument to persuade the Court that the proposed summary disposition was incorrect, adhering to the principle that the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly point out errors in fact or law (para 4). Consequently, the Court affirmed the verdict for the reasons stated above and in the Court's notice of proposed disposition (para 5).