Juror No. 1 received a text from someone claiming to be Vanessa after closing arguments in a high-profile murder trial. Initially dismissed as spam, the juror later worried it might be significant, especially given the trial's context involving co-defendants. U.S. District Judge William Hayes called the jurors back to testify about the messages, an occurrence that is quite rare. Most jurors affirmed the messages were spam and testified that they had no impact on the trial's verdict, but concerns linger regarding potential jury tampering.
Juror No. 1 received a suspicious text during deliberations, prompting concerns of jury tampering; however, most jurors dismissed it as spam and swore it didn't influence their verdict.
Five jurors reported no knowledge of the messages, while Juror No. 1 and others asserted they received spam texts, claiming no impact on their decision.
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