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During the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial in Connecticut on Tuesday, the plaintiffs’ lawyers asked Judge Barbara Bellis to pass a motion protecting against a potential mistrial.
The attorneys were essentially upset by Jones holding a press conference outside the courthouse on Friday, claiming the jury could have seen or heard him and been influenced by his words.
Perhaps the Sandy Hook lawyers are worried the whole case could be thrown out due to a mistrial and are using Jones’ press conferences as an excuse to prevent that from happening.
However, as Judge Bellis already noted last week, the jurors have all been instructed to ignore any print, video, or audio news about the trial and there is no reason to suspect any of them would defy the order.
Jones’ lawyer Norm Pattis reminded the judge of this and suggested the court’s Friday ruling on the matter should stand.
“At this time, I’m going to deny the motion without prejudice. However, it certainly can be renewed if circumstances change, and I might feel differently frankly if I learn it has reached the jury,” Judge Bellis ruled.
Jones will not be testifying this week, but is expected to be on the stand again on Tuesday or Wednesday next week if the court allows.
With this timeframe in mind, Pattis said, “We expect the case to get to the jury sometime next week.”