Stevens Trial Update: Juror replaced. Deliberations to restart.

There was a major development in the case of Ted Stevens over the weekend.  One of the jurors had to be replaced, which means the jury has to restart its deliberations:

A new juror has been added to the panel deciding whether Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens broke the law by accepting gifts from friends.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan had dismissed a juror who flew to California because of her father's death. The judge on Monday added a new female juror to replace the woman he dismissed.

Because of the switch, the jury must start its deliberations over from the beginning. Jurors had been considering the case since Wednesday.

 

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