"Juror No. 7 had posted on TikTok during the trial that she had been selected as a juror, Adelson's lawyers said in a new trial motion. But Everett said the juror did not reveal the parties in the case, the attorneys, the alleged crimes, whether it was criminal or civil, or even the location of the trial. As a result, she did not communicate "about this case" as banned by jury instructions, he concluded."
"The text displayed over juror No. 7's video had said, "When I told God I needed a break, and he makes it so I am selected to serve on a jury for a two week trial... won't he do it," and included a happy face. A caption read, "No work, no kids (for most of the day) yk what... heaven yeah.""
Law professor Dan Markel was murdered in 2014 by hired hitmen. Investigations linked the killing to a plot allegedly motivated by custody desires and traced upward from the gunmen to Katherine Magbanua, then to Charlie Adelson, and finally to Donna Adelson, who was convicted for arranging the plot. Donna Adelson sought a new trial citing juror social media use. Juror No. 7 posted on TikTok about being selected for jury duty and posted a caption celebrating time off. Judge Everett found the juror did not disclose case parties, attorneys, alleged crimes, or location and ruled the juror did not communicate "about this case," denying a new trial.
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