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| Man Awaits Sentencing For Infamous CT Murder |
| By abclocal.go.com |
| Published: 11/03/2010 |
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Attorneys trying to persuade a jury to spare a Connecticut man the death penalty for a deadly home invasion rested their case Monday as a judge refused to dismiss the only remaining alternate juror over an embarrassing romantic note. The sentencing defense for Steven Hayes ended after nine days of testimony and about a dozen witnesses. Prosecutors plan to call a few witnesses Tuesday before closing arguments Thursday and then jury instructions and deliberations to determine whether Hayes should get the death penalty or life in prison. On Monday morning, the judge refused to dismiss an alternate juror who showed romantic interest in a court marshal, though he said he would "continue to think about this" in case the alternate was called to replace one of the 12 jurors. Judge Jon Blue said a "middle school note" the juror attempted to pass to the security officer Friday was "spectacularly poor judgment" but did not affect her impartiality. Read More. |
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