White Juror Tossed at Trial as Judge Cites ‘Racist Behavior’
- Juror 26 told judge she was ‘standing up for White people’
- Jack Fisher accused of $1.3 billion in phony tax deductions
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A US judge took the extraordinary step of removing a juror from a wealthy developer’s tax trial because he could not “in good conscience let this jury deliberate alongside someone who feels that she must stand up for White people.”
The judge said that he couldn’t allow Juror 26 to decide the fate of developer Jack Fisher, who is accused of arranging $1.3 billion in phony tax deductions, after a tumultuous week. US District Judge Timothy Batten in Atlanta replaced the juror with an alternate, ordering deliberations to start anew.