Apr 12, 2010
Astor Trial Juror Wasn’t Threatened, D.A.’s Office Says
Armed with affidavits from 11 jurors, the Manhattan district attorney’s office fired back at a post-trial motion by Anthony Marshall, the son of socialite Brooke Astor, to set aside his conviction because the judge refused to conduct an inquiry after the 12th juror complained she felt personally threatened by another juror. The affidavits demonstrate that “no one was threatened in any way,” the D.A.’s office wrote. Marshall and lawyer Francis X.