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Originally Posted by Fuzz
How is this typically handled? Did they just happen to have a raffle drum in the courtroom?
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It sounds like yes. There's 18 jurors in attendance, and then 6 are randomly chosen to not partake in the actual decision. The only unusual aspect is that it's not normally the accused that pulls the names from the drum. Apparently it's unusual to have the defendant draw the names, but it's not against the rules either:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...urors-81191279
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There’s no prohibition on having the defendant draw the numbers of alternate jurors, but the general practice is to have the clerk of courts do it, said Ion Meyn, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
“This is not really a well-litigated area,” Meyn said.
If it is common practice for that judge, prosecutors may decide it’s not worth objecting to, Meyn said.
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Typically, there's 20 jurors to start, but 2 have already been dismissed in this case.
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The Rittenhouse jury pool had started at 20, but one juror was dismissed for health reasons and another was let go after he told a joke related to the case to a bailiff.
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