R Kelly prosecutors request jurors be kept anonymous in New York trial
completemusicupdate.comNew York prosecutors have filed a motion requesting that jurors in the upcoming R Kelly trial are kept anonymous and partially sequestered while sitting.The request has been made partly in a bid to limit the influence of media reporting on their final decision, but also due to fears that Kelly associates might attempt to tamper with the jury.Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg has said he supports the jury being shielded from outside influences – although he said he feared the influence of feminists rather than the media – but he dubbed claims that Kelly might threaten or bribe jury members as “ludicrous”.Despite Greenberg’s response over the jury tampering concern, one of the reasons Kelly has been held in custody pending trial – and has had.
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