HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Attorney Norm Pattis files a motion requesting a post-trial hearing on potential jury misconduct in the trial of his client, former Connecticut budget official Kosta Diamantis.
Pattis points to Juror 22, whose name isn't allowed to be released due to federal restrictions, who said while they were not aware of the case ahead of time, other jurors were.
In the motion, Pattis references the court's voir dire process on October 3, 2025:
In the motion, Pattis notes that the statement also violates the trial court's order to jurors not to discuss their deliberations with anyone, including the press.
"Simple logic suggests that one or more jurors in this case were either exposed to potentially prejudicial pre-trial publicity in this case and failed to disclose it, or that one or more jurors were exposed to potentially prejudicial publicity during trial," said Pattis in the motion.
