Jury Foreman Asks That Juror in Stevens Trial Be Removed(judge declines)

[maddezmom]

Source: WaPo

Thursday, October 23, 2008; 3:46 PM

The foreman of the jury in Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens's corruption trial asked today that a juror be removed following "violent outbursts" with other jurors and her refusal to "follow the rules and laws" during deliberations.

In a note to the judge, the foreman said he represented the views of 10 other jurors in requesting that the juror, identified only as No. 9, be removed from the panel. He also described her as "rude, disrespectful and unreasonable."

But U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan declined. He read the note in court and summoned the panel into the courtroom for what he called "a pep talk." He told the jurors to act with civility and sent them back to deliberate in the first trial of a sitting U.S. senator in more than two decades.



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[underpants]

1. *sniff**sniff*...$$$$

What, corruption in Alaska????

[DJ13]

2. "rude, disrespectful and unreasonable."

Sounds like the Stevens legal team managed to sneak a full blown freeper onto the jury.

[Indenturedebtor]

3. Yep - hoping for a mistrial no doubt, you betcha n/t

[chelsea0011]

4. How did a Stevens relative get on the jury?

[spotbird]

5. This would be investigated if there

was law enforcement.

[bertman]

6. Can you say "hung jury"?

[bemildred]

7. Gee, who could have predicted this? nt

[MichiganVote]

8. Gotta be Bay Buchanan.