Juror Barbara Schmidt answered questions about outside influence during Steven Avery's 2007 trial. She said her husband's comments and television tickers would not affect her fairness, while another juror's account and the defense raised concerns about what she had seen and disclosed.
Juror
Barbara Schmidt
Juror in Steven Avery's trial who was questioned about possible outside influence.
AppearedSteven Avery
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Barbara Schmidt, a seated juror in Steven Avery's 2007 trial, answered the court's Day 21 questions about publicity and contact with family. She said her husband had remarked that appeals would follow regardless of the jury's decision but had not expressed a view on guilt or innocence. She said she turned off trial-related television tickers, could not recall their contents, and could remain fair.
Fellow juror Nancy Stienmetz reported hearing Schmidt say that her husband pressed his opinions and that she read the tickers. Defense attorney Dean Strang questioned Schmidt's candor; the court did not decide her continued service in that proceeding. On Day 25 the court asked Schmidt whether she would begin deliberations anew, and on Day 27 it asked whether the verdicts as read were hers. The cited questions do not establish her answers.
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