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Juror In Jones' Murder Case Says 2 Other Jurors Came To Verdicts Based On Racial Prejudice

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At his latest hearing at Bristol County Courthouse in Fall River.on Tuesday, Darrell Jones turns to his mother in the courtroom and tells her, "I'm OK." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
At his latest hearing at Bristol County Courthouse in Fall River.on Tuesday, Darrell Jones turns to his mother in the courtroom and tells her, "I'm OK." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

There was dramatic testimony during an unusual hearing in a Fall River courtroom on Tuesday, as well as a strange development outside of court WBUR uncovered during its continued investigation into the case of Darrell Jones.

Jones, a man convicted of murder more than three decades ago is seeking a new trial.

Tuesday's hearing raised questions of racial bias by jurors in Jones' case, and a key juror who alleged the discrimination said that she was never summoned to court to testify.

WBUR's Bruce Gellerman reports.

This segment aired on August 2, 2017.

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