Stevens Trial: The Epilogue

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Stevens Trial: The Epilogue
Posted by Karen Tumulty


Roll Call reports:

The juror who was dismissed from the criminal trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to attend the funeral of her father in California admitted Monday that her father had not died, and that she went to California to attend a horse race.

:wow:

UPDATE: Roll Call now has additional info, and it gets even more bizarre:

Judge Emmet Sullivan suspended deliberations in Stevens' criminal trial on Oct. 23 upon being notified that the juror's father had died, and replaced her with an alternate juror on Oct. 27 when the court was unable to contact her.

But the juror — Marian Hinnant, a 52-year-old customer service worker at Avis car rental — appeared in court Monday and admitted that she had made up the story of her father's death.

Appearing disheveled and confused and brandishing a thick stack of dog-eared papers, Hinnant told the judge that in the spring she had purchased tickets to the Breeders' Cup event in Santa Anita on Oct. 24 and 25.

Hinnant then began to tell a convoluted story about criminal activity in the horse racing industry, alleging that her phone had been tapped and that someone she once worked with in the industry was involved in crime and drugs.

The judge attempted to dismiss her, but Hinnant continued to tell her tale, ultimately asking the judge, “Can I have a case of my own?”

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http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/stevens-trial-the-epilogue/