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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Edwards case just got weirder: Judge clears courtroom to deal with
a juror issue.
(AP) GREENSBORO, N.C. - The judge in the John Edwards trial abruptly closed the courtroom Friday to talk to attorneys about an issue with a juror and sent the panel home after six days of deliberations with a stern warning not to talk about the case.
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The jury's behavior drew attention Thursday when the four alternates all wore canary-yellow shirts. On Friday, they all wore bright red shirts, as did two of the 12 jurors deliberating the case.
One of the alternates, a young woman, has also frequently exchanged smiles with Edwards and nodded enthusiastically during closing arguments last week as the former presidential candidate's lawyer urged them to find his client not guilty.
Kieran J. Shanahan, a former federal prosecutor who has attended nearly every day of the trial, said he has never seen such unusual behavior as the color-coordinated clothing, or a juror so openly flirtatious with a defendant.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57441875/edwards-juror-issue-arises-case-stops-for-weekend/
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)I'm sure if you cut through the weeds it could be explained, but it is lost on me.
cali
(114,904 posts)or personal gifts. I don't think the prosecutors proved the former.
hlthe2b
(102,509 posts)Edwards is an absolute cretin and creep, but this does not strike me as more than a political prosecution. I suspect a lot of those jurors may feel so as well--but apparently not all. He could still be convicted because ya just never know.
jorno67
(1,986 posts)Holy crap that's weird!
teddy51
(3,491 posts)Gregorian
(23,867 posts)It would be a large group of wealthy and powerful people.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)A plant.
Very odd.
elleng
(131,370 posts)Read more than the quoted instruction.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/05/jury-instructions-at-john-edwards-trial-123887.html
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)But then the DNA evidence will prove it is.
But then the DNA tester will be proven to be Edwards' long lost cousin who carries a grudge.
But then the long lost cousin will have 'a regrettable accident'.
But then the prosecuting attorney will be proven to have a hand in the 'accident'.
But then...but then...
Ian David
(69,059 posts)Eventually, John Edwards will become The Face of Boe.