Jurisprudence
The Marion County prosecutor’s office has objected to a request by Mike Tyson’s attorneys to have the court reveal the names of jurors who expressed concern for their safety during Tyson’s rape trial at Indianapolis.
Tyson, 25, was found guilty on Feb. 10 of rape and criminal deviate conduct in connection with an assault last summer of Desiree Washington, then an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. He is to be sentenced March 26.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford said in an order Feb. 11 that she will not release the jurors’ names because of concerns they have expressed for their own and their families’ safety.
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