A juror who had been involved in three other courtroom incidentswas dismissed in former Rep. Mel Reynolds' financial fraud trialWednesday after he was accused of telling a prosecutor, "Keep itbrief."
The African-American juror's removal by U.S. District JudgeCharles R. Norgle Sr., and his replacement with a white malealternate, changed the racial balance of the panel to seven whitesand five blacks.
Robert Loeb and William Hooks, Reynolds' defense attorneys,opposed the juror's removal on the grounds that the man, a CTA busdriver, denied making the comment when he was brought into thecourtroom and questioned by Norgle.At the end of Tuesday's session - the trial's …
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