District Court, N.D. California April 2, 1946, Cr. No. 9516 (United States v. Evett)

WELSH, District Judge.

Defendant, Lawrence Evett, made a motion for a new trial upon the ground of misconduct with relation to the jury. It was supported by affidavits to the effect that a United States Narcotic Agent and a Deputy United States Marshall made statements in the corridor of the fourth floor of the Federal building in Sacramento which could have been heard by a juror before the case