Juror excusal

📄 Juror excusal — Thursday, October 31, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 6 of 57

◀ Juror medical emergency Jury instructions ▶

Date: Thursday, October 31, 1996 • Utterances: 4

Judge Fujisaki excused alternate Juror No. 367, who had been hospitalized due to considerable stress and requested to be relieved from further jury service. The proceeding was brief, with no objection from counsel.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, outside the presence of the jury.)

# 2 THE COURT:

We're proceeding at this time. The jury panel is not in the courtroom. Counsel have had the every opportunity to speak with the hospital and with Juror No. 367, one of the alternates.

He, at the time I spoke with him, was still at the hospital, under the doctor's care. The Court is satisfied that he is suffering from considerable stress, and he has asked the Court to be relieved from further service on this case.

Counsel want to add anything?

# 3 MR. BAKER:

No.

# 4 THE COURT:

At this time, then, the Court is going to relive Juror No. 367.

Bring the jury in, please.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

The Court is satisfied that he is suffering from considerable stress, and he has asked the Court to be relieved from further service on this case.

States the grounds for excusal — stress-related medical issue, juror-initiated request.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8091 • 4 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103