A juror was excused under sealed proceedings. Judge Fujisaki briefly instructed the remaining jury not to speculate about the reason for the excusal, then moved on.
#1(The notes of the proceedings at this point were ordered sealed by the Court, not to be opened, transcribed, or destroyed except upon order of a Judge of the Superior Court.)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, one of your number has been excused. You're not to speculate as to the reason why or concern yourself as to the reason why.
Okay. You may proceed.
Temperature
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Hiroshi Fujisaki
one of your number has been excused. You're not to speculate as to the reason why or concern yourself as to the reason why.
Standard jury instruction following a juror dismissal, delivered matter-of-factly with no explanation given.