Lawyers for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. alleged misconduct by a juror and unfairness by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker following their conviction by a federal jury in August.
Jonker in a written ruling Friday shot down claims of juror misconduct and said he found "no constitutional violation and no credible evidence" to convene a new hearing.Whitmer, who was reelected Nov. 8 to a second term, was never physically harmed in the plot, which led to more than a dozen arrests in 2020.
Defense lawyers said a juror seated in the second trial was described by a co-worker as "far-left leaning," was eager to get on the jury and poised to convict before hearing evidence. The allegation first was raised early in the second trial. Jonker said he spoke privately to the juror, who denied saying that a vote to convict was already settled.
"Defendants have neither demonstrated that the jury verdict is ‘against the manifest weight of the evidence’ nor that a ‘substantial legal error has occurred’ such that the interests of justice demand a new trial," Jonker wrote in Friday's ruling.Two other men have pleaded guilty in the federal case, while two more were acquitted.
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