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However bad your week is going, I’m betting it is still going better than that of Juror No. 6 in the marathon criminal trial of five former associates of Bernard Madoff. After devoting 6 months to hearing the evidence, Juror No. 6 fell ill on day two of jury deliberations and had to be removed […]
Picking a jury for the criminal trial of five former employees of Bernard L. Madoff was never expected to be easy. The stunning tale of how the secretive broker swindled investors and evaded regulators for decades is now common knowledge. Indeed, more than 100 of the prospective jurors said they believed anyone who worked with Mr. […]
Jury never never wavered from belief that Rajaratnam was guilty.
Rajaratnam jury deliberations will skip Tuesday, resume Wednesday “in light of juror scheduling issues.”
How about this for the latest, “21st century-style” reason why it isn’t easy being a white collar criminal defense attorney: One of the jurors in your high-profile trial where your client is convicted may subsequently start a blog and tell the world that the jury’s nickname for you was “Mr. Burns” from The Simpsons. Read […]