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Litigation

Apr. 8, 2016

OC murder-for-hire case kicks off with fight over juror

In the latest twist in a bizarre murder-for-hire trial where the defendant sought to kill a federal judge with a wood chipper, a seated juror, who is a lawyer, was dismissed Wednesday after revealing minutes before opening statements that he'd once been jailed.

By Meghann Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In the latest twist in a bizarre murder-for-hire trial where the defendant sought to kill a federal judge with a woodchipper, a seated juror, who is a lawyer, was dismissed Wednesday after revealing minutes before opening statements that he'd once been jailed.

U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney handled the Tuesday afternoon revelation by letting the juror, Garden Grove solo practicioner Kei...

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