LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The former Clark County public administrator found guilty of killing a Las Vegas journalist is filing a motion to discuss jury communications and their external sources.
Less than a month after the conviction, Robert Telles wants an evidentiary hearing to clarify the record following media interviews with jurors.
“Beginning on or around August 30, 2024, media reports with comments from the jurors began to surface,” said the motion filed on Sept. 19 by Telles’ defense attorney Robert Draskovich.
The motion references a news article focusing on an interview with juror #6 who explains what was discussed behind closed doors.
The juror commented that the defendant testified he went on a walk on a 100-degree day, however, Draskovich says there was never any evidence presented at trial as to the peak temperature on Sept. 2, 2022.
The motion also claims the juror said that one juror did not believe the defendant was guilty as of 4 p.m. on Aug. 27.
The article also quoted the juror as stating that the foreman submitted a note to the Court requesting instruction. According to the motion, the exact content of the note was not made clear. The juror states that the marshal returned to the jury and directed the jury to continue deliberating.
“This is not an attempt to point fingers at former jurors. It was clear that throughout the course of the trial, the members of the jury were conscientious, attentive and diligent,” the motion stated.
A hearing has been set for Oct. 2 in Judge Michelle Leavitt’s courtroom.
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