The jury is forbidden to read or listen to media reports about the trial and cannot take a leaked document into account in reaching a verdict. By AFPMore by this AuthorNEW YORK,A New York jury began deliberating the fate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Monday after a three month drug trial that laid bare the loves, schemes and escapes of Mexico's most famous drug lord. The 12 jurors met behind closed doors to consider the mountain of evidence presented by the prosecution and decide Guzman's guilt or innocence. Before instructing the jury, Cogan asked whether any of them had read or heard about an "offensive or suspect article" related to the trial. The jury, which is forbidden to read or listen to media reports about the trial, cannot take the leaked document into account in reaching a verdict.

Source: Daily Nation February 05, 2019 06:11 UTC