By
now,
you’ve
all
heard
of
Charlie
Adelson,
the
man
accused
of
taking
part
in
a
conspiracy
to
kill
Florida
State
law
professor
Dan
Markel.
And
that
could
be
part
of
the
problem.
After
being
sentenced
to
life
in
prison
back
in
2023,
Adelson
has
attempted
to
get
his
time
in
prison
reduced.
Now,
he’s
moving
for
a
whole
new
trial.
WTXL
has
coverage:
Michael
Ufferman,
representing
Adelson,
along
with
Laurel
Cornell
Niles,
told
the
appellate
court
that
40%
of
potential
jurors
screened
already
had
preconceived
notions
about
his
client’s
guilt.
He
argued
this
level
of
bias
made
it
impossible
to
select
an
impartial
jury.
…
Ufferman
pointed
to
specific
instances
where
potential
jurors
allegedly
lied
about
their
knowledge
of
the
case.
He
cited
two
examples
where
jurors
denied
forming
opinions
about
guilt
or
posting
on
social
media,
despite
evidence
showing
they
had
made
posts
about
the
case.
You
can
hear
Ufferman
here:
Assuming
he
is
right
about
the
two
jurors,
is
that
enough
to
give
Adelson
a
new
trial?
The
state
argued
that
this
doesn’t
do
enough
to
prove
that
the
entire
jury
pool
was
tainted.
That
said,
who
is
to
say
that
the
two
known
jurors
were
the
only
ones
who
formed
opinions
prior
to
seeing
the
evidence
in
court?
The
panel
of
judges
has
180
days
to
decide
whether
to
grant
the
request.
Due
process
is
a
foundational
pillar
to
the
rule
of
law;
if
it
turns
out
that
there
was
actual
bias
on
the
jury,
Charlie
Adelson
deserves
a
fail
trial
just
as
much
as
everyone
else.
Charlie
Adelson’s
Attorneys
Argue
For
New
Trial,
Citing
Jury
Bias
Concerns
[WTXL]
Earlier:
Judge
Answers
Charlie
Adelson’s
Request
For
Resentencing
9
Years
After
Law
Professor
Murdered,
Jury
Finds
Charlie
Adelson
Guilty
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.