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Vandy Rape Case Declared Mistrial
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:05 pm
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Apparently the Jury foreman was involved in another rape case a decade ago and did not disclose it to the courts, leading to this declaration.
Apparently the Jury foreman was involved in another rape case a decade ago and did not disclose it to the courts, leading to this declaration.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 6:06 pm
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:25 pm to VFL1800FPD
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Apparently the Jury foreman was involved in another rape case a decade ago and did not disclose it to the courts, leading to this declaration.
But your link says:
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Watkins found that a juror, who did not disclose during jury selection that he was a victim of statutory rape, was biased and could not have been impartial in considering the case.
So was the jury foreman involved in another rape case, or was the jury foreman the victim of a rape?
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:36 pm to VFL1800FPD
That juror is a fricking idiot... unbelievable.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:38 pm to VFL1800FPD
Damn. I get the fact that the juror was a victim, but they need to prosecute jurors who lie during selection. What a waste everyone's time and money, and more time and money will now be wasted. And if the defendants are innocent (I get the feeling they're really, really not in this case, but still...) it's like cruel and unusual punishment, dragging their trials out like this.
I wonder if even that could result in a mistrial if there's evidence the juror has formed prejudicial opinions about that type of crime because of his experience as a juror in a prior rape trial. Not an automatic mistrial, but could be the seeds of proving there's a problem.
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guess so...the OP read more to me that the jury foreman (the linked article just called him a juror) was part of another jury for another rape case, but I don't think that would result in a mis-trial. I see now what he meant...
I wonder if even that could result in a mistrial if there's evidence the juror has formed prejudicial opinions about that type of crime because of his experience as a juror in a prior rape trial. Not an automatic mistrial, but could be the seeds of proving there's a problem.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:13 pm to VFL1800FPD
As an old fart I've been called to jury duty many times. The closest I've come to serving was for a murder trial. Yay, says me. Inexplicably, I made the final 14. After several in-depth questions about all of our acquaintances that went on for several hours, a fellow juror raises her hand and says, "I'm sorry, but is this Joe Blow that lives out on Oak Ridge Road you're talking about?"
DA: "Yes ma'am, it is. Have you heard of him?"
Juror: "Oh yes, I know him very well, and I can tell you..."
DA: "That's fine, ma'am. No need to say anything else."
Juror: "... that I'll believe anything you tell me about him, because..."
DA: "Please, ma'am. That's fine. No need to..."
Juror: "... he's no damn good. Never has been. If you say he murdered somebody, I believe it."
DA: "Sigh..."
and then we were all dismissed.
DA: "Yes ma'am, it is. Have you heard of him?"
Juror: "Oh yes, I know him very well, and I can tell you..."
DA: "That's fine, ma'am. No need to say anything else."
Juror: "... that I'll believe anything you tell me about him, because..."
DA: "Please, ma'am. That's fine. No need to..."
Juror: "... he's no damn good. Never has been. If you say he murdered somebody, I believe it."
DA: "Sigh..."
and then we were all dismissed.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:15 pm to VFL1800FPD
I don't get it completely. So take the upcoming trial of this Roof asshat in SC. Who would have never been a victim of racism or had racist thoughts anytime in their life for them to find 12 untainted jurors?
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