[CPEO-MEF] Rocky Flats (CO) juror's second thoughts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Flats juror says panel was "bullied"
The claim was part of a failed bid for a mistrial after the jury awarded 
plant neighbors $554 million in a lawsuit.

By Alicia Caldwell
Denver Post (CO)
May 12, 2006

Three jurors in the Rocky Flats trial "bullied" the others into awarding 
$554 million to home owners in a class-action lawsuit, according to a 
juror letter filed this week in federal court.

"I really feel there should be a mistrial or appeal," wrote one juror 
identified as Juror Z. "The more I think about this, the more I am sure 
the verdict is wrong."

The affidavit was part of an effort to have Senior U.S. District Judge 
John Kane declare a mistrial, which he denied Wednesday.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3812619
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