a Martha juror found to be a lying thief / batterer and maybe a plant

[donsu]

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/story_Business.php?storyid=60844

Peter Bacanovic, the former stockbroker convicted of plotting with Martha Stewart to obstruct justice, also will seek a new trial based on Stewart’s claim that a juror lied about his arrest record, a spokesman for Bacanovic said Thursday.

Stewart’s attorneys alleged in court papers Wednesday that juror Chappell Hartridge hid an arrest on charges of assaulting his girlfriend so he could get on the jury. The Stewart defense said Hartridge was biased against corporate executives and wanted to exploit his jury service by selling interviews.

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Stewart, 62, argued that Hartridge lied under oath when he was asked during jury selection whether he had ever been charged with a crime, sued or accused of wrongdoing on a job.

Hartridge didn’t reveal his arrest on charges of assaulting his girlfriend in 1997. Nor did he disclose that he was sued three times and forced to resign from a volunteer post as treasurer of a youth baseball league after he was accused of stealing money, Stewart’s attorneys said in their filing.

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keep fighting Martha, don't give up

[Florida_Geek]

1. The problem is

how big a role did he play in the verdict. If he was a major factor then a new trial is needed. But if he was a minor player, then the verdict would have been the same with or without him, IMHO.

[Warren Stuart]

2. Hung jury

I'm not a lawyer, so I can't say for sure. But if this was a criminal case needing a unaminous decision, then a one juror would have made a difference. All it takes is one holdout to hang a jury.

[Selwynn]

3. Pretty sure that varies from state to state - can a lawyer clarify for me?

[masshole]

5. He was the first juror to go on TV

and discuss the case. He said their decision was a "victory for the little guy".

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. i read he stole $30,000 from the Bronx, NY little league baseball