They were six men and six women from varying educational and career backgrounds who survived a selection process by showing they had no preconceived notions about the case.
Identified only by numbers, they seemed attentive throughout the trial. Once deliberations began, they sent notes with occasional questions and requested transcripts of most of the trial’s key testimony, never once hinting at a deadlock. During the trial, Nathan learned she was being appointed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, a promotion that forced her to suspend the trial for three days while she went to Washington to answer questions from the senators considering her confirmation.
MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos breaks down the latest on three of the most high-profile legal cases in the country: Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial, Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial and the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. Holmes is accused of defrauding investors as CEO of the biotech startup Theranos; Potter, a former police officer, is charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright; and Maxwell is accused of trafficking victims for Jeffrey Epstein.