12. Did Chauvin get that? States have the ability to grant someone more rights in terms of the number of jurors in a jury trial, despite the rulings of the United States Supreme Court, provided, of course, that no jury is consists of fewer than six persons. The lawyers can also chat with the judge if they all mutually agree a juror is not suitable for a jury (e.g. E-mail him at askthelawyer@gmail.com, or write him, c/o The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 117 N. 2nd St., Edwardsville, IL 62025. >>Civil and Criminal Cases In fact, they won't even know they are alternates. Bring a music player or an iPod. He was also asked about the large amount of drugs the suspect had, and if it was true if the suspect was able to sneak in more through his butt. Even finding 14 people to serve on the jury has been a challenge for such a well-known case. The most damming evidence that got him nailed with being convicted with battery and dissuading a witness was the jail phone recordings. Christensen responded that she lives about six blocks from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, which was besieged by protestors and has been the epicenter of violent riots since Wrights shooting. One of them keeps farting during the trial. YOU JUST HAD ME SIT IN A LIBRARY FOR HOURS WHEN I COULD HAVE BEEN MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS!. This is done to ensure that alternates pay just as close attention to the evidence as to the regular jurors do. Joe Friedberg, a defense attorney, said he expected the judge to make the call to sequester alternates during jury deliberations. But Moriarty said the judge could also just instruct alternates to refrain from researching the trial on their own during deliberations, while stopping short of sequestering them with the rest of the jury. "You have an excellent service and I will be sure to pass the word.". And, of course, absent from the interviews were any mention of President Joe Bidens statement made while the jury was deliberating that the evidence of guilt was overwhelming and that he was praying that the jury would reach the right verdict in the case. pic.twitter.com/KUtHSOGm8N, Christensen said that the riots, which were taking place literally a stones throw from her home, did not affect [her] at all but that is hardly believable coming from someone who was concerned about people coming to [her] house if they were not happy with the verdict., It is also a bit unbelievable considering Christiansen similarly told Yuccas in her interview with CBS, I was worried about, you know, whatever the verdict may be if some people felt strongly on one side, other people felt strongly on the other side so no matter what, I felt like somebody wasnt going to be happy..