In a mishap at Brooklyn Supreme Court, two alternate jurors were forgotten and left alone for nearly 12 hours after the main jury was dismissed. Despite this lapse, they returned the next day and continued to participate in the trial deliberations. The court officials are currently investigating how this oversight occurred, as typically an officer would inform alternates when they are dismissed. The incident draws attention to procedural lapses in jury management within the court system.
The UCS is aware of this unfortunate incident and is investigating it, a spokesperson for the court said without offering any details into how the goof unfolded.
They were there. They were stone faced. They participated, the source told The Post.
Typically a court officer or a clerk will tell the alternate jurors they are dismissed, according to multiple people familiar with the courthouse processes.
But court officials apparently forgot about the two alternate jurors sitting in a different room.
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