On Fox 59.com now: mistrial declared this morning! WT Actual F, OVER?!
Looks like you called it right, T. “The court found its order concerning juror information was violated”. That could mean the jury Saw the leg restraints, Or maybe the Grundy crew got their hands on the jurors names.There's speculation that it might've been because of the tight security. The defendants were apparently subject to certain movement-limiting devices that were supposed to be unseen by the jury. The speculative part is that something might've happened to make them visible.
The case can be re-tried in the event of a mistrial.
Looks like you called it right, T. “The court found its order concerning juror information was violated”. That could mean the jury Saw the leg restraints, Or maybe the Grundy crew got their hands on the jurors names.
I've seen defendants come into court in restraints before. What's the problem with that? I agree that it seems more likely that it's the second scenario.
I've seen defendants come into court in restraints before. What's the problem with that? I agree that it seems more likely that it's the second scenario.
There's been an evolution on how that is handled.
The commonly accepted practice, especially in federal court, is that defendants should not be seen (or acknowledged) to be restrained.
If there's no jury present, then it isn't an issue.
I believe - and this could be wrong, as I haven't been in that world for a long time - even if a juror sees a defendant outside the courtroom in restraints, like on a break or something, then it can be a problem.
There's been an evolution on how that is handled.
The commonly accepted practice, especially in federal court, is that defendants should not be seen (or acknowledged) to be restrained.
If there's no jury present, then it isn't an issue.
I believe - and this could be wrong, as I haven't been in that world for a long time - even if a juror sees a defendant outside the courtroom in restraints, like on a break or something, then it can be a problem.
Whoa. The jurors' names were in his jail cell. That's some serious Al Capone type stuff. The attorneys probably had some questions to answer about how that happened.
Well, I am actually kinda surprised. My impression was that the Grundy people were just Indy-run-of-the-mill wannabees. Getting a list of jurors in violation of a court order seems like it would be more difficult than just copying answers from the desk next to yours during a test.
Ok, the FBI is worse at naming operations than the USAF.
Dubbed “Operation Electric Avenue” by the FBI, the investigation resulted in indictments against two dozen people, alleging combinations of 20 criminal charges, including conspiracy, money laundering and possession with intent to sell.
https://fox59.com/2019/08/15/accuse...ss-richard-grundys-fate-now-in-hands-of-jury/