WATERBURY – A juror mistakenly served in the murder trial of Reginald Miles and was excused from the jury on Thursday, two days into deliberations, according to the attorneys in the case.
The juror, who shares the same name as her father, mistakenly responded to a jury summons that had been intended for her father. The two live at the same address, according to the attorneys.
The error was caught after the juror submitted paperwork to be paid for her service, and Judge Hunchu Kwak excused the juror on Thursday.
“They had to dismiss her and we had to pick one of the alternates,” said defense attorney Martin Minnella.
Judicial officials on Friday said they were looking into the incident.
One of two alternates was picked to replace the juror and deliberations restarted Thursday afternoon.
On Friday, the jury resumed its deliberation.
Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Marc Ramia and defense attorney Jonathan Raad made closing arguments Wednesday in the state’s case against Miles, 35, of Waterbury, into the shooting death of Douglas Daniels Jr., 37, of Hamden.
Daniels was shot outside a bar on East Farm Street on July 24, 2021.
This article originally published at Juror removed mid-deliberation from Waterbury murder trial after court realized she was wrong person.
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