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 Jurors: Secret Tapes Sank OJ 

Recordings helped prosecution overcome unreliable witnesses, they say

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 6, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was OJ Simpson’s own words—caught on secret recording—that sealed his fate, jurors told the media yesterday. The defense succeeded in discrediting the prosecution’s witnesses, they said, but the tapes, on which Simpson can be heard planning and carrying out the robbery, were key in their Friday verdict to convict him, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

More about:  trial • OJ Simpson • celebrity trials • jury • jury selection • tape

Jury Selection Turns to
Facebook, Blogs, Data

Experts mine online profiles for background on jurors' views

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 29, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get called for jury duty these days, and you can expect attorneys to know a lot more about you than they let on. Trial consultants who used to specialize in legwork—visiting neighbors and friends to gather clues to potential jurors' views—are now expert Web surfers, tracing things like spending habits, campaign contributions, letters to the editor—not to speak of the personal info on your Facebook page, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

More about:  Facebook • blog • juror • prosecutor • jury selection • Internet privacy • profile • public defender

 All-White Jury Will Judge OJ 


Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine women and three men will make up the jury in OJ Simpson’s trial for kidnapping and armed robbery —but none of them are black, the Los Angeles Times reports. The prosecution dismissed two black candidates, one from the jury and another from the pool of alternates, but said it had nothing to do with race. The defense disagreed, but the judge said she saw no evidence to overrule. More »

More about:  kidnapping • race • trial • OJ Simpson • celebrity trials • armed robbery • jury selection

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Judge in Gitmo Driver Trial Nixes Interrogation Evidence

Afghanistan questioning of Hamdan came after stress, without lawyer: defense

Miami Herald Miami Herald Jul 21, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A military judge at the war-crimes tribunal for Osama bin Laden’s alleged driver today barred evidence from a series of 2002 interrogations in Afghanistan, the Miami Herald reports. Salim Hamdan says he was subjected to sleep deprivation and was not offered a lawyer; his defense team wants all interrogations stricken. On the first day of his trial at Guantanamo Bay, the Yemeni formally entered a not guilty plea. More »

More about:  Osama bin Laden • war crimes • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • Guantanamo tribunals • jury selection • USS Cole

 How to Avoid
 R. Kelly Jury Duty 

Twelve foolproof ways to not get picked

Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune May 16, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - R. Kelly's jury is complete, and the arduous process of getting it filled contains a lesson: Should you ever be called upon to weigh in at a child pornography trial, the Chicago Tribune offers some proven ways—at least they worked in this case— to avoid getting trapped in the jury box: Mention your teenage daughter. Argue the age of consent is too high. Explain that you're a doctor with lives to save. More »

More about:  list • music • sex scandal • celebrity trials • sex tape • R. Kelly • Chicago Tribune • jury selection

Supreme Court Overturns La. Death Sentence

Blacks wrongly blocked from jury in case compared to OJ

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 20, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a former Marine awaiting execution on Louisiana's death row. Allen Snyder, an African-American, was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and her boyfriend, but the court ruled 7-2 that prosecutors acted improperly by using its challenges to seat an all-white jury, reports the Washington Post . More »

Rezko Corruption Trial Begins

Jury selection gets under way for accused Chicago businessman with ties to governor, Obama

Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times Mar 3, 08 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - With jury selection beginning for the corruption trial of Chicago businessman and political fundraiser Tony Rezko, the Chicago Sun-Times offers some background on the key facets of the case. Rezko, a Syrian-born real estate and fast-food tycoon who established footholds in the Illinois governor's circles, is accused of pocketing illegal payouts from companies wishing to do business with the state. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Chicago • campaign fundraising • corruption • trial • Tony Rezko • jury selection • Rod Blagojevich

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