Opinion ID: 2754658
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Heading: Improper Jury Deliberations

Text: Prince’s allegation of juror misconduct is unsupported. No evidence shows that the jurors “engaged in private deliberations” in the courtroom. Even if the jurors had engaged in improper discussions as they passed the gun and holster among themselves, Prince cannot demonstrate that any misconduct prejudiced him 2 “to the extent that he [did] not receive[] a fair trial.” See Anderson v. Calderon, 232 F.3d 1053, 1098 (9th Cir. 2000) (quoting United States v. Klee, 494 F.2d 394, 396 (9th Cir. 1974)) (internal quotation marks omitted), overruled on other grounds by Osband v. Woodford, 290 F.3d 1036, 1042 (9th Cir. 2002). There was strong evidence of Prince’s guilt, and, accepting the declaration from Prince’s counsel as true, the jurors’ communications lasted no more than a few minutes. We AFFIRM the district court’s judgment of conviction. 3