Polygamist sect leader's jury starts over
"ST. GEORGE, Utah (CNN) -- Jurors in the trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs started deliberating all over again Tuesday with a new panelist after signaling earlier that they were close to a verdict.
Warren Jeffs is accused of two counts of being an accomplice to the rape of a FLDS child bride.
One juror was removed for reasons that weren't explained. She was replaced by one of the alternates, also a woman, court officials said.
Deliberations have been brief but tumultuous. On Monday, after just one full day of discussions, jurors told Judge James Shumate they were deadlocked. They returned to the jury room after a few words of encouragement.
Before leaving for the evening, jurors told the judge they were close to a verdict but wanted to sleep on it. But before deliberations resumed Tuesday morning, court officials replaced the juror, saying only that there had been an "event."
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Warren Jeffs is accused of two counts of being an accomplice to the rape of a FLDS child bride.
One juror was removed for reasons that weren't explained. She was replaced by one of the alternates, also a woman, court officials said.
Deliberations have been brief but tumultuous. On Monday, after just one full day of discussions, jurors told Judge James Shumate they were deadlocked. They returned to the jury room after a few words of encouragement.
Before leaving for the evening, jurors told the judge they were close to a verdict but wanted to sleep on it. But before deliberations resumed Tuesday morning, court officials replaced the juror, saying only that there had been an "event."
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Technorati Tags: Warren Jeffs, FLDS, LDS, polygamy, plural marriage, juror replaced, jury verdict
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