A sequestered jury is a group of usually twelve jurors who have been directed by the judge in the case that they will be held in accommodations, away from news, media and other sources of information that might sway their attention in the c...
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Sequestering a jury means keeping all the jurors together in a location separate from their normal abodes, under the care of court authorities, throughout some or all of the trial.
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www.ajs.org/jc/juries/jc_privacy_sequester.asp
www.ajs.org/jc/juries/jc_privacy_sequester.asp
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The main purpose of sequestering a jury, AFAIK, ... IIRC, New Hampshire does not sequester juries, and held fast to this tradition even during its last high-profile trial, that of Pam Smart in 1991. (Go, seek out Boston Globe or Herald articles to find that statement, or Manchester Union-Leader or Nashua Telegraph.) ;
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www.legalspring.com/articles/misc-legal-moderated/20030...
www.legalspring.com/articles/misc-legal-moderated/20030827/46405_History-of-jury-sequ.html
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SAN DIEGO — The judge in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old neighbor again rejected a defense request to sequester the jury, which was in its sixth day of deliberations yesterday.
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www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=...
www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16763
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The judge in the case of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a neighbor child refused Thursday to sequester what he called a dedicated and hard-working jury that has now deliberated the death-penalty case for a week. ... Mudd on Thursday denied a motion to sequester the jurors, who began deliberations on August 8,
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cnn.com/2002/LAW/08/15/westerfield.trial/index.html
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ... An hour after Thursday's decision on jury sequestration, the House of Representatives passed legislation that has been dubbed Laci and Conner's Law. The federal bill, which the Senate must still take up, would subject assailants who injure or kill a pregnant woman and her fetus to two separate crimes.
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www.ktvu.com/peterson/2877153/detail.html
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Authors Question: Why Did The Judge In John Grisham's Book "The Runaway Jury" Sequester The Jury? The book Runaway Jury by John Grisham focused more on the aspects relating to the Jury then on anything ... The book Runaway Jury by John Grisham focused more on the aspects relating to the Jury then on anything else.
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www.blurtit.com/q672679.html
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No sequestering of Jury THE PETERSON TRIA ... The judge in the Scott Peterson trial denied two motions today by the defense, one to sequester jurors and one to have two juries -- one for the guilt phase of the trial and one for the penalty phase.;
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www.findlaci2003.us/jury-no-sequester.html
www.findlaci2003.us/jury-no-sequester.html
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A judge's unusual decision to sequester the jury in the Martin Heidgen trial may push them - perhaps improperly - to a verdict, according to attorneys. ... "The only basis for sequestration is that you might have the jury exposed to publicity or outside influence," said attorney Robert Gottlieb of Commack. "It appears that...
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www.courant.com/entertainment/columnists/ny-lilega17493...
www.courant.com/entertainment/columnists/ny-lilega174936529oct17,0,23175.story
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