The challenge for defense and prosecution in the trial, which starts Monday in Manhattan, was to choose 12 people and six alternates who did not have disqualifying opinions. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Jury System”
U.S. government to jury in 1MDB trial: Convict even if you don’t believe our star witness.
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
The defense said the only evidence of involvement by Roger Ng, who is accused of receiving illegal kickbacks, was the testimony of the Tim Leissner, a former Goldman partner who admitted on the stand to lying a lot. Source: New…
Juror’s Error Did Not Affect Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict, Judge Rules
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2022
The juror’s statements to the media had clouded the sex-trafficking conviction of Ms. Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. Source: New York Times
Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 20, 2022
A retired chemistry professor, he staged weekly protests in front of a Manhattan courthouse, angering prosecutors, who tried to send him to prison. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Juror Says He ‘Didn’t Lie’ to Get on Jury
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2022
The man’s statements to the news media after Ms. Maxwell’s conviction have clouded the guilty verdict in the case. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Juror May Be Made to Testify About His Conduct
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
The juror, whose failure to disclose his past abuse has clouded the guilty verdict against Ms. Maxwell, would be granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony. Source: New York Times
Juror to Be Questioned as Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks New Trial
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
A federal judge is trying to see whether a juror lied during the selection process, casting doubt on the guilty verdict. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict Is Clouded by Juror Disclosure
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2022
The revelation, which the juror said figured in the deliberations at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, led prosecutors to seek an inquiry and the defense to call for a new trial. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Jury’s Hours Extended Over Risks of Virus and Mistrial
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Judge Alison J. Nathan said she was worried that the pandemic could cause a mistrial in the Ghislaine Maxwell case if jurors or participants had to quarantine. Source: New York Times
No Verdict Yet, So Ghislaine Maxwell Jury Is Given a Holiday Break
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Jurors in Ms. Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial have given no indication of their progress toward a verdict. Deliberations are to resume on Monday. Source: New York Times
How a Secretive Legal Process Protects Police From Charges
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
Grand jury minutes in the investigation into Daniel Prude’s death reveal the many ways the criminal justice system struggles when prosecuting the police. Source: New York Times
Jurors in Daniel Prude Case Voted Overwhelmingly in Favor of Police
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
Mr. Prude’s death last year became part of a fraught national conversation around racism and brutality in policing. Source: New York Times
‘Nobody Wants to Be There, Dude’: How a Juror’s Podcast Led to an Appeal
By Gotham Rex on March 12, 2021
A federal judge warned a jury not to talk to anyone about the case. One juror had an online comedy show. Source: New York Times
Only 9 Trials in 9 Months: Virus Wreaks Havoc on N.Y.C. Courts
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
The coronavirus has upended criminal trials in the city, infiltrating courtrooms in ways that threaten both health and justice. Source: New York Times
How Michael Skakel's Murder Case Unfolded
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2020
Prosecutors in Connecticut said they did not have enough evidence to pursue a second trial against Michael C. Skakel, who was convicted of killing Martha Moxley in 1975 when they were both 15. Source: New York Times