Diddy’s sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan faced an unexpected twist when Juror No. 6 was dismissed due to inconsistencies in statements about his residency. Initially claiming to live in the Bronx with his fiancée and daughter, he later indicated in a jury department conversation that he had moved to New Jersey. Judge Arun Subramanian, after reviewing transcripts, decided the juror's conflicting statements warranted his removal from the panel, raising concerns about credibility and potential inability to follow court instructions.
"When the juror was asked in the robing room where his daughter lives, he indicated that his daughter lived in New Jersey...there's an inconsistency between the voir dire transcript and the robing-room transcript on that particular issue."
"The issue here is that where there is some suggestion that either the juror was unable to follow simple instructions and answer simple questions, or if there was any effort to be - to shade the truth or be evasive..."
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