The Committee also reported that the trial jurors were almost unanimous in praising Thayer's conduct of the trial.
Jurors Doubted Testimony Several of the trial jurors said Justice Smith had hurt his own case while testifying before them.
Thomas Fiske and eleven other trial jurors also asked forgiveness.
That account has yet to win over any grand jurors or trial jurors.
But unless jury rolls can be expanded to include those whose names appear on unemployment and welfare lists, we will rapidly find the civil trial juror an endangered species.
Grand jurors, unlike trial jurors, are not obligated to avoid news coverage of a case they are considering.
From the venire of ninety or so prospects, eighteen would be selected for the grand jury, and the rest would remain available for selection as trial jurors.
(c) The General Assembly shall provide by law for the selection and compensation of persons to serve as grand jurors and trial jurors.
Two criminal trial jurors contacted jurors in the civil trial to peddle a book agent.
The signatories included prominent people including Blackstock's mayor, a sheriff, two trial jurors and the grand jury foreman.