Il Murray fa ricorso affinche la giuria venga sequestrata

Michaelforever Inviato: 03 Set 2011 06:05 pm

Dr. Conrad Murray's Lawyers Appeal Judge’s Decision Not To Sequester Jury



Dr. Conrad Murray’s criminal defense team has just filed an appeal of the judge’s decision not to sequester the jury in his upcoming trial RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

Dr. Murray will be tried for involuntary manslaughter in the death of superstar Michael Jackson, who was under his care when he passed away in 2009.

Notice was given to Judge Michael Pastor of the appeal on Friday afternoon. A source connected to the case told RadarOnline.com: “It is absolutely essential that this jury be sequestered to ensure Dr. Murray’s right to a fair trial is guaranteed.”

The decision not to sequester the jury was made at a pre-trial hearing on August 25 as Murray's defense team vehemently argued that Dr. Murray’s right to a fair trial would be compromised if the jury was not sequestered.

The judge said that the cost to sequester the jury would exceed over $500,000, and that juries that are sequestered often feel like inmates themselves, and are emotionally cut-off from their families.

Judge Pastor said he would admonish the jury to not watch or read any coverage about the case once the jury was formally impaneled. The DA's office didn't think the jury should be sequestered either. The defense stated in their original motion filed in August that the cost of not sequestering the jury could result in a mistrial at any point because of an increased risk of juror misconduct, which would result in a new trial.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on September 8, with opening arguments most likely to take place the last week in September.

Il Dr. Conrad Murray fa ricorso affinche la giuria venga sequestrata

Il collegio di difesa del Dott. Murray ha presentato un nuovo ricorso sulla decisione del giudice di non sequestrare la giuria.
Fonti legate al caso dicono a Radaronline.com "E 'assolutamente necessario che questa Commissione possa essere sequestrata per garantire il diritto del Dr. Murray a un processo equo e garantito."

Il giudice nella decisione del 25 scorso, ha detto che il costo nel sequestrare la giuria sarebbe superiore ad oltre $ 500.000, e che le giurie che vengono sequestrate spesso si sentono come se fossero dei detenuti, e sono emotivamente stressati anche dalla lontananza dalle loro famiglie.

Il Giudice Pastor ammonirà la giuria a non guardare o leggere alcuna copertura riguardante il caso, una volta che la giuria sarà ufficialmente formata.
Anche l'ufficio del procuratore distrettuale non crede che la giuria dovrebbe essere sequestrata.
La difesa ha dichiarato nei loro documenti originali depositati nel mese di agosto che il costo nel non sequestrare la giuria comporterebbe un errore giudiziario in qualsiasi momento, a causa di un'aumentato rischio di cattiva condotta dei giurati, il che porterebbe a un nuovo processo.

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/09/dr-conrad-murray-appeals-judges-decision-not-sequester-jury-michael-jackson-trial