Crime & Punishment

Juror jailed for violating court rules in death penalty resentencing trial after chat about case leads to mistrial

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Last updated: 28/10/2023 at 06:00 PM


Bessman Okafor, left, was convicted of the 2012 murder of Alex Zaldivar, 19, in Ocoee, Florida. A jury sentenced him to death, but the Florida Supreme Court overturned it because it was not unanimous. In a resentencing trial, a juror allegedly talked to a friend who knew about the case, leading to a mistrial. The juror was charged with indirect contempt of court on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Okafor: Florida Department of Corrections; Zaldivar photo via his obituary) A juror in a Florida death penalty resentencing trial spent the night in jail after she allegedly violated court rules, which led

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