[Libertina]

One of the jury members as much as said they didn’t convict her on the conspiracy arson charge because they felt sorry for her being a mother of a three year old...

The researchers who could have been killed don't have kids? A mis-trial should be called.

[jazusamo]

This is one of the quotes that I found but couldn't locate the other that I remember. I don't know enough about law to know if a mis-trial could be called after the verdict is read but an anonymous juror said this.

"It's fair to say that for a lot of us, it was very emotional," said one male juror, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "I mean, here was a mom with a kid. It certainly played into the deliberations."

Woman found guilty of arson in 2001 University of Washington fire