Defense attorneys raise concern about jurors being shown in news video coverage.
LaJeromeny Brown, in white shirt, arrives in court Oct. 30, 2023, behind attorney Eric Wood. Brown is on trial for capital murder in the shooting death of Huntsville police officer Billy Clardy III. The jury in cases with capital murder convictions is tasked with determining the sentence for the killer – the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. The jury will return to continue deliberations Friday morning.
Meanwhile, defense attorneys argued Thursday morning before Circuit Judge Chris Comer for a mistrial after a Huntsville television crew captured images of jurors leaving the courthouse in the background of a live update earlier this week. The attorneys said at least six jurors could have been identified by the video footage that aired on WAFF-Channel 48.
The judge noted the defense attorneys did not cite any damage done to the case in making their argument. He then brought the jury back into the courtroom, apologized for interrupting their deliberations and asked if anything outside the courtroom had happened to a juror that would influence their opinion or cause them to not act in a fair manner. None of the jurors raised a hand.
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