OXFORD, N.C. (AP) - Deliberations in a North Carolina murder trial have been delayed for nearly a month after a juror who initially asked to be excused from the case was injured in a traffic accident.
Last week, the judge sent the jury home after the juror asked to be excused because she couldn’t properly evaluate the case of 24-year-old Eric Campbell.
WRAL-TV reports deliberations were delayed on Monday when the juror was involved in a traffic accident and couldn’t come to court. The juror returned to court on Wednesday, saying she suffered a broken arm and would be undergoing surgery next week.
The juror told Judge Henry Hight she would participate in deliberations after a delay if she had to, but she’d prefer not to.
Hight scheduled deliberations to resume on Aug. 28.
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Information from: WRAL-TV, https://www.wral.com
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