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Jury in Marine’s Subway Chokehold Manslaughter Trial Will Be Anonymous Due to “Threats Received by Both Sides” in Explosive Case 

Juries are only made anonymous in the most sensitive of cases, according to legal scholars.

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Jury consultant Jo-Ellan Dimitrius (L) accompanies Daniel Penny as he arrives at the court in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

The jury for the Daniel Penny trial, the Marine veteran who put a homeless street performer in a fatal chokehold last year, will be anonymous due to the great sensitivity of the case, the presiding judge, Maxwell Wiley, ruled on Thursday.  

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MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

Marie Pohl is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.

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