No, it’s not. The shit poster should be revealed and the connection to the juror checked. There’s one compelling problem in all of this: Merchan was ready to recess until Friday and the jury rushed back a verdict.
The sudden last minute Thursday verdicteans one of two things:
1. The poster is very lucky and that was it
2. The poster is related to the forewoman or someone on the jury, but forewoman is most likely as she’s the lead.
Either way, sentencing will have to be postponed as defense will take its sweet time doing extensive subpoenas and depositions with each juror individually.
Yeah, it’s been a week. If it was a shitpost, Merchan would have probably stated in the email that there is no connection. Probably a woman with last name Anderson on the jury.
That’s a possibility, but it doesn’t look like it. I’m sure some investigation went on and if the two weren’t related, Merchan would have stated such. The fact he has to release an email about it was surely vexatious to him.
He has to do something. The notification came from the NY supreme Court, so essentially the bosses are telling Merchan he has a poisoned jury. If he doesn’t do something, the bosses will.