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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Bedigan

US judge rejects Amber Heard’s appeal for mistrial over ‘improper juror service’

PA Wire

A US judge has denied Amber Heard’s appeal for a new trial in her multimillion-dollar defamation case with Johnny Depp on the basis of “improper juror service”.

Penney Azcarate, who presided over the high-profile case, dismissed claims that an individual juror had not been properly vetted and said the court remained bound by the jury’s “competent decision”.

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