Attorneys for Harvey Weinstein want reporters barred from jury selection for the movie producer’s rape trial in New York. To act on that desire, Weinstein’s attorneys filed a new motion…
want reporters barred from jury selection for the movie producer’s rape trial in New York. To act on that desire, Weinstein’s attorneys filed a new motion on Friday asking for individual jury selection — a move that was swiftly denied by Justice James Burke.
The request for individual jury selection resulted in a contentious back-and-forth between Aidala and Judge Burke. Presenting a motion to the judge, Aidala initially said, “After we conclude this type of dwindling down of the jury, we think it’s in both sides’ best interest what has been done in other high-profile cases and to do individual sequestered jury selection.”Popular on Variety
“Does it involve the public and the press not being able to involve the process of jury selection?” the judge asked with skepticism. “If there is something [a juror] need to talk about privately, in that case, we may well do so…What are you asking for? This is a really, really long letter, if that’s what you’re asking for.”“That’s against the law!” Judge Burke exclaimed, in response to the request for individual jury selection.
“We just don’t want people blurting out their opinion on this particular case, this particular defendant,” he said., didn’t seem to buy the argument. He noted that potential jurors always have the option of choosing to answer questions confidentially and also appeared unmoved by the suggestion that potential jurors could be unduly influenced by the opinions of other members of the jury pool.
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