Wempe Deliberations Restart After Juror Swap
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Jurors deliberating the molestation trial of a retired Roman Catholic priest were told Tuesday to start their talks anew after a juror had to be replaced because of a family emergency.
The jury had spent one day deliberating the case of Michael Wempe.
A juror whose grandfather died was replaced by one of the four alternates. The new panel began deliberating Tuesday and is scheduled to resume today.
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