Nov 3, 2008

Stevens Juror Lied About Father's Death

By Daniel W. Reilly

(The Politico)  The juror who was dismissed from the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens to attend her father’s funeral in California has admitted that her father had not died and that she went to California to attend a horse race.

The juror, Marian Hinnant, admitted to U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in a Monday morning hearing that her father hadn't died and she was in fact at the Breeders' Cup in Arcadia, Calif.

According to Roll Call, Hinnant told Sullivan a convoluted story about criminal activity in the horse racing industry, alleging that her phone had been tapped and that someone she once worked with in the industry was involved in crime and drugs.

Later, she told Roll Call she thought Stevens was guilty believed Stevens was guilty, but that she also believed most other Members of Congress were guilty of crimes as well.

“He didn’t do anything any of the other Congressman and Senators hadn’t done,” she told the paper.

The defense has indicated they were filing papers related to the juror's admission, according to a spokesman for the court. However, the spokesman did not indicate what those papers would be.

 


Copyright 2008 POLITICO



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