One juror stood his ground through 30-plus hours of deliberations, got talked over and still refused to bless a fairy tale about a mother who killed three kids. Now the defense wants his phone records, his sealed questionnaire and him hauled in for questioning — that is raw intimidation dressed up as a motion. Jurors who vote their conscience should never be hunted like this.
A juror who allegedly grabbed his wife by the throat, had an active restraining order taken out by his teenage nephew and faced a criminal charge should never have made it onto this jury. Massachusetts questionnaires ask directly about arrests, charges, and court orders, and lying on one is a crime. A hearing into whether the truth was told is exactly what the law allows.
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