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Retrial set for Arkansas death-row inmate

A new trial has been scheduled for an Arkansas inmate whose murder conviction and death sentence were overturned because one juror slept and another posted on Twitter during the court proceedings.

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happy to be me - 1/11/2012 11:15 AM
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Butch54 , I agreejurrors should be held responsible for any misconduct. They hold someone elses life in their hands. You can bet if it were them in the hot seat they would feel the same. The juror that was sleeping bothers me the most. How can you make a true decision on any thing if you missed part of the facts. If you are asleep you have no idea what you missed. Totaly unfair to the person on trial. And a waste of our money.

Butch54 - 1/11/2012 11:02 AM
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Push your law makers in your area to introduce bills that would make jurors responsible for this type of misconduct. Criminal and financial. Save our tax dollars. Wonder how much this will cost us. Another thing. Never put things where they can be used against you. Word of mouth is debatable writing and posting is not.

protector20 - 1/11/2012 10:22 AM
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What's that sound? Oh, that's just the sound of taxpayer money being flushed down the toilet.
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