A juror in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial was this morning kicked off the case after discussing evidence with people outside the court – as the gallery erupted with laughter when she asked the judge if she could go get her eggs, Your Content has learned.
Judge Clifton Newman said she had ‘been, by all accounts, a great juror,’ adding that her misconduct did not involve offering an opinion on the evidence.
After the dismissal, Newman asked if there were any belongings she needed the bailiff to retrieve from the jury room. ‘I got a dozen eggs,’ she told the judge.
Laughter erupted as Newman joked: ‘You wanna leave the eggs or take the eggs?,‘according to INDEPENDENT.
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