@EmbraceTheGray@social.privacytools.io That incident hurt more than it helped I agree. It is the reason why there is some potential for an appeal, without there there likely would have been no potential for appeal. However according to most lawyers, and the judge they feel that the possibility of appeal over that is fairly small but non-zero.

Sinc eim not a lawyer i really cant say if that is enough to result in appeal, but ethically speaking I dont think it should effect the case since the jurors were already obligated not to watch the news so i thad no effect on the results of the case anyway.