A New York appeals panel has declined to declare a mistrial in a fatal child abuse case because a juror asked the court for the name and number of the assistant district attorney, whom the juror referred to as a "cutie." In the same note to the judge during deliberations, the juror asked whether she could read a statement thanking her fellow jurors and asked the judge if he could give her the name of a divorce lawyer. The juror was reprimanded and questioned to ensure she wasn't biased in favor of the prosecution.
November 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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A New York appeals panel has declined to declare a mistrial in a fatal child abuse case because a juror asked the court for the name and number of the assistant district attorney, whom the juror referred to as a “cutie.”
In the same note to Warren County Court Judge John S. Hall Jr. during deliberations, the juror asked whether she could read a statement thanking her fellow jurors and asked the judge if he could give her the name of a divorce lawyer.
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