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Originally Posted by united

From The Athletic, Formenton's representation involved in both.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...ry-discharged/

"A previous mistrial was declared on April 25. At the time, the reasons for the declaration were protected by a publication ban, which has since been lifted because of the election for the case to proceed by judge alone.

That mistrial occurred after a juror reported that a member of the court — Dudding — spoke to her at a local market during the lunch break.

Brown, Dudding’s co-counsel, told the judge that his understanding of the situation was that there was an accidental and innocuous interaction during which Dudding and the juror were next to each other in line for lunch and his colleague acknowledged the awkwardness in a benign way.

That juror, who was later called in front of the judge and attorneys, described the interaction differently, stating that Dudding spoke to her in line, and referenced there being a lot of “head-nodding” that morning. The jury had recently heard the Crown’s opening statement."

One would think the Upper Canada Law society may have a thought or two on this…..