06-17-2013, 06:02 PM
(06-17-2013, 05:57 PM)Maggot Wrote: Don't they have a few extras that are just there listening in case one juror croaks halfway through?
Yes.
The total final jury = 10.
All 10 are in the jury box and listen all the way through the trial. Six of them will decide the verdict. It's not known which 4 will serve as alternates until verdict deliberations begin.
(There are usually 2 alternates for 6 person juries in Florida, but Judge Nelson is planning for contingencies. Good idea, imo.)