The case was later settled in arbitration.

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    I could imagine that juror to be slightly biased toward the defendant once they had been saved by the defendant. No wonder the judge had to call a mistrial.

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      Afterwards the judge ruled a mistrial to avoid biases from any of the potential jurors who saw him save a life, and rescheduled his trial for a later date.

      Literally in the article.

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      All of the jurors should be assumed to be biased after that. A mistrial is the right thing to do.