Judge in Stevens Case Demands Answers From Wayward Juror

By Paul Singer
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 31, 2008, 10:06 a.m.

In an odd footnote to Monday’s seven-count conviction of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the judge in the case has ordered a dismissed juror in the case to appear in court Monday to explain why she failed to respond to the court’s efforts to reach her.

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