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Unexpected Ruling

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Unexpected Ruling

Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2009

Description: Bahamas judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case

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" John Travolta and his family spent almost this entire year embroiled in a black -- trial in the Bahamas. It's a trial centered around the death of his sixteen year old son. And now they have to make they may have to go through it all again there's a senior justice in the case has declared a mistrial. Remember John Travolta's son Jett died back in January after he had a seizure at his family's home of the Bahamas. Prosecutors say that about two weeks later one of the paramedics who worked on the boy that day. Along with a former behaving -- senator threatened to release the legal document. A document releasing medics from liability should the Stanley refuse an ambulance. Now prosecutors say the two threatened to use that document to suggest that John Travolta was somehow at fault in his son's death. Of course they wouldn't use it if he paid them 25 million dollars. The fox sports chief correspondents is with -- and Jonathan what are the details of what led to this mistrial."

" We'll check it may have just been an innocent mistake it may have been something much more sinister but the result. Is the John Travolta will have to go through it all again. The agony of losing a child will now be exacerbated. By having to testify one small against those who allegedly tried to profit from the actors --"

" As the jurors in the Travolta case file that of the supreme court -- the Bahamas justice Anita Allen said she had no proof of jury misconduct. But was declaring the mistrial to be absolutely sure -- of justice is done -- and erring on the side of caution she said. Justice must be -- parent. The dramatic court scenes unfolded opt for a politician announced at his party's convention. But one of the defendants a member of the same party had been acquitted. But the jury was still deliberating at the time. Raising the concern that there had been -- leak from the jury room. The defendant in question was Pleasant Bridgewater who until she was charged with trying to -- John Travolta. But being a member of the Senate in the Bahamas. Yesterday at her party's convention. As you can hear in this -- A member told the audience that colleague was free. The party -- apologize but still legal experts say the judge had little choice but to declare a mistrial."

" Somebody committed a crime. By leaking what happened in the jury room probably in an effort to influence what else what happened in -- jury room that crime cannot be permitted to succeed."

" But John Travolta it will mean having to once again return to the scene at this some jett's death. Once again having to testify about that fateful day when sixteen year old jet had a seizure at the family vacation home. Once again reliving the details of the alleged extortion --"

" And late today the judge ordered the politician who calls the mistrial. To come to court to explain himself that won't change the fact that that now house to be a retrial. John Travolta's attorney meantime says the actor will do whatever is necessary. To quote see this through so shut the troubled little deal goes on and on and seems to Jonathan Hunt thanks very much."

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money especially you know you hate to see -- any family but John Travolta you know and all the things that he -- he's just such an upstanding -- descendant you know Columbus on as he did. And to see someone capitalize on that just really said the heart. And I think the attorney involved was very smart that is John Travolta's attorney to have a wire warn that that incriminating evidence could be brought about through this discussions of this extortion .
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been fine if indeed she had been equated the problem is. The jury was actually still deliberating that raised the prospect in the judge's eyes of a leak from the jury room she said she had no choice. But to order -- retrial -- well I mean do we know if that's what the jury was about to rule. We don't know that obviously nothing has come after the jurors have not spoken they've been dismissed by the judge. They haven't spoken but legal experts that we've spoken to including including our own judgment platonic said this judge was absolutely right in this decision. -- there was a leak from the jury room -- there wasn't -- nine in that case then the jury may have been influenced ultimately by Walt that gentleman said. Publicly so either way according to legal experts they have no choice but to order -- retrial -- All right what happens now we now. Well we get to another trial at some point it's unclear when that will happen unlikely to be this yeah. So -- John Travolta . He has to go through all of this again clearly checked for anybody who's lost a child there is never any closure
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