Diddy Trial Jury Be aware Halts Deliberations, Juror Cannot Observe Choose’s Directions

There’s already a dramatic improvement because the jury started deliberating in Diddy‘s federal felony trial in NYC … a word was despatched by the jury to the decide within the courtroom inside 2 hours of when deliberations started.

Choose Arun Subramanian introduced at about 1:15 PM ET … “We’ve obtained a word from the jury.” He stated the word from the jury foreperson reads, “We’ve a juror, Juror 25, who we consider can not observe your directions. I want to meet with the court docket about it.”

Diddy and his legal professionals had been huddled within the courtroom at this announcement.

Diddy protection legal professional Marc Agnifilo instructed telling the jury it is nonetheless early within the course of, they’re simply getting began … Prosecuting legal professional Maureen Comey stated they counsel instructing jurors “it will be important to not embody any details about what’s going on within the jury room.”

The decide instructed either side to confer upon a response. About half-hour later, Choose Subramanian despatched a word again to the jury … he reminded the jurors of their obligation and obligation to observe his directions on the regulation. He informed the jury to proceed to deliberate.

It is unclear whether or not a juror unable to observe the decide’s directions is favorable for the protection or for the prosecution … however it appears to point the juror could also be leaning towards not-guilty on a number of of the fees, and could also be at odds with the opposite 11 jurors.