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title: The Juror Who Asked the Wrong Question
description: "On day six of deliberation she sent a note to the judge. The note was sealed, read, and filed. Eleven months later a clerk pulled it from a box of trial exhibits, and the appeal pivoted on what it asked."
url: https://casualcriminalist.channel/article/the-juror-who-asked-the-wrong-question.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.channel/article/the-juror-who-asked-the-wrong-question
datePublished: 2026-04-18
dateModified: 2026-04-18
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://casualcriminalist.channel/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.channel/article/the-juror-who-asked-the-wrong-question.md.summary.md
---

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On day six of deliberation she sent a note to the judge. The note was sealed, read, and filed. Eleven months later a clerk pulled it from a box of trial exhibits, and the appeal pivoted on what it asked.
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