At the conclusion of a jury trial for multiple defendants, the trial court excused the alternates and broke for lunch at about 1:00 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., the court proceedings resumed, and defense counsel stated he had been informed that a juror had improperly discussed the trial at a social event the prior weekend. As a result, defense counsel moved for a mistrial. After some back and forth with the prosecutor and defense counsels, at 2:30 p.m., the court contacted the alternates...
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