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Prosecutors have announced that they won’t challenge a federal appeals court ruling regarding possible juror bias in the death penalty case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Defense lawyers for Tsarnaev are fighting to get his death penalty sentence overturned, arguing bias over questionable social media posts made by two people who sat on the jury that convicted him for his role in the bombing that killed three people and injured hundreds near the marathon’s finish line in 2013. The appeals court recently ordered the judge who oversaw Tsarnaev’s trial to investigate the defense’s claims of juror bias and determine whether his death sentence should stand. ....
Federal prosecutors will not challenge an appeals court ruling in the case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, requiring a hearing into defense claims of juror bias at his death penalty trial. ....
Misconduct. a judge could make a ruling as soon as the end of this week. fox news senior correspondent claudia cowen is live outside the courthouse. it has been so long since we talked about this. that s right, harris, it has been a long time. nearly 20 years. this past year we have had this evidentiary hearing looking into the allegations of juror bias. now four months after closing statements, the judge today is reopening that evidentiary hearing because she has questions about exhibits admitted before she rules on whether scott peterson should get a new trial. a huge twist in a case that continues to captivate the american public some two decades later. we the jury in the above entitled cause find the defendant, scott lee peterson guilty of the crime of murder of lacey peterson. ....
Dr. Clint Townson and Adam Bloomberg delve into jurors’ anti corporate bias including uncovering biases through social media research and counteracting them with an impactful company story and how to avoid nuclear verdicts among the recent trend in massive damages awards. ....
It’s impossible that the twelve jurors who decided death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s guilt and punishment weren’t affected by the prosecutor’s evidentiary sleight of hand: knowingly admitting a false disciplinary record for Lucio into the trial record. ....