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Posted: 6:54 AM Aug 6, 2008
Derelict juror must carry sign in front of court
Crown Point, IN A juror who did not show up for the second day of a murder trial must advertise his dereliction for 90 minutes next week in front of the county court building. Reporter: The Associated Press |
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A juror who did not show up for the second day of a murder trial must advertise his dereliction for 90 minutes next week in front of the county court building.
Judge Thomas Stefaniak held 20-year-old juror Michael Leibengood in contempt during a hearing on Tuesday. As part of his punishment, the Cedar Lake man spent three hours in the Lake County Jail and must parade in front of the courthouse next Monday with a sign reading, "I failed to appear for jury duty."
Leibengood had to be replaced by an another juror when he failed to show up for the second day of a trial last spring. He later told the judge he had a flat tire the morning of the trial, but Stefaniak said he didn't believe him.
There was no telephone listing in Leibengood's name in Cedar Lake.

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