Court to discuss prosecutorial 'misconduct' in Anand Jon's case.Byline: ANI Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Mar 12 (ANI): The upcoming hearing in Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon case is expected to address alleged prosecutorial and juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. misconduct. According to statements made in court by Jon's defense team, prosecutors defied a court order and intercepted a juror. Jon's attorneys Leonard Levine and Ronald Richards have alleged that prosecutors stopped a juror who reportedly tried to meet with the Indian fashion designer's sister before a judgment was passed, reports PRWeb The attorneys have in fact demanded a fresh trial for their client on the basis that they were not given a fair chance to find out why some jurors contacted the defendant's family more than once, something that demands a new trial according to the law. They say whatever might have been the reasons for them contacting Jon's family, there has to be a new trial as per the case law. They said that the prosecution destroyed any chance of a fair trial by not letting the truth come out. Also, Jon's attorneys have claimed that during the trial, prosecutors twice threatened a member of their team, Eric Chase - once with arrest and, at another point, with disbarment disbarment n. the ultimate discipline of an attorney, which is taking away his/her license to practice law often for life. Disbarment only comes after investigation and opportunities for the attorney to explain his/her improper conduct. . The defense contends that the threats were acts of intimidation that lowered Chase's level of aggressiveness during cross-examination of prosecution witnesses. Hearings on the defense's sealed motions is to be held on April 1, 2009. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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