He said he told Gourley things he heard, not things he knew. He was not under oath. A change in the jury took place Monday after Judge Golden announced that the male juror whose sudden illness resulted in the trial being held up for two and a half days last week has had emergency surgery for appendicitis, and will be unable to continue as a juror. He was excused, and the first alternate juror, a woman, was moved into his seat. The jury now consists of eight women and four men, plus five remaining alternates, all women.
Observers consider the change favorable to the defense.
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