What Do They Know?
A juror was dismissed in the Scooter Libby trial. Apparently she knew too much--she left the cocoon of blissful ignorance required of jurors.
Then it got interesting. The judge decided the 11 jurors left could decide the case, no need for an alternate, which would mean the deliberations start over.
When I heard this, I figured the defense would object and the prosecution would be happy. You're more likley to get a hung jury with 12 than 11.
Instead, the prosecution protested, while the defense didn't mind. What do they know that they're not telling us?
posted by LAGuy @ 1:22 AM
1 Comments:
If I had to hazard a guess, and this is definitely just a guess, the prosecutors really liked the way the first alternate juror was reacting to the presentation of their case. It's often pretty obvious who's really nodding along with your closing, etc.
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