The following excerpt is from Gibson v. Clanon, 633 F.2d 851 (9th Cir. 1980):
8 The length of jury deliberations has been cited as a factor of some importance in Parker v. Gladden, 385 U.S. 363, 365, 87 S.Ct. 468, 470, 17 L.Ed.2d 420 (1966) (26 hours) and Dallago v. United States, 427 F.2d 546, 559 (D.C.Cir.1969) (5 days). In opposing the petitioner's motion for a new trial the prosecution stated that the jury actually only deliberated for "possibly nine hours." Presumably the prosecution meant that this nine hour period was spread over two and one half days. Even accepting the prosecution's version, however, it does not seem possible that the jury would have deliberated nine hours over several days if the jurors did not have serious questions as to the credibility of the eyewitnesses.
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