Word: jurors
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...implicating the football hero in the murders. But testimony was overshadowed by other issues: first, a noisy dispute between the prosecution and defense over whether Simpson's lawyers could introduce an alibi statement Simpson gave to police (Judge Ito ruled they could not); and second, the dismissal of another juror, the eighth one (leaving only four alternates...
Thedwindling O.J. Simpson jury pool lurched closer to the minimal 12 todaywhen Judge Lance Ito dismissed two more jurors, leaving only two alternates in place. The defense immediately challenged one of the dismissals. Testimony was cancelled until an appeals court could rule on the matter. Judge Ito did not say why the two jurors -- a 28-year-old woman and a 54- year-old man -- had been dismissed, but it's believed that the woman was dismissed because she was taking notes for a book about the trial. It's the other juror whose dismissal the defense challenged, saysTIME...
While most Americans are celebrating the official start of the summer season, Simpson jurors will be cooling their heels until the trial resumes Tuesday. One juror escaped just in time when Judge Lance Ito dismissed her "for cause" late on Thursday. Francine Floria-Bunten denied rumors that she was caught working on a book about the trial. She was replaced by a 71 year old black woman who said she had never heard of O.J. Simpson before the trial. Eight jurors have been dismissed so far in the trial; only four alternates remain...
...month in a sex-abuse case that had landed them lifelong prison sentences. In arguing for the new trial, Kelly's attorney submitted a 1993 Frontline documentary (one of two pbs series aired on the case), which skeptically examined the children's fantastic claims of abuse and uncovered potential juror misconduct...
What courtroom observers have seen, however, is a group of very fragile people. Juror No. 453, the flight attendant, has been staring dejectedly down at her monitor for weeks, indifferent to the proceedings. When the jurors left the courtroom on Friday after their session with Ito, which was to resume Monday morning--several seemed to have tears in their eyes. In one sense, the fact that 13 jurors (including the white woman and black man alleged to have been involved in a racial incident) joined the protest is heartening evidence that the group is bonding, as most juries...