Some media reported that potential jurors were indicating that they formed significant views on the defendant's guilt or otherwise prior to the trial.
"All jurors unanimously indicated it did not in any way affect their abilities to fairly and impartially decide the case," the judge said.
Each juror indicates which team he/she would choose to win if the points of the scoresheet, after any penalties are assessed, adds up to a tie.
The jurors indicated that they understood.
But some jurors indicated after the verdict that they had not been convinced of this.
This juror has indicated that he had some opinion on guilt or innocence before the trial started.
The jurors did not indicate their votes or whether they had reached agreement on any of the charges.
On 18 October 2000, the White City trial was aborted after two jurors indicated they may be associated with parties involved in the trial.
Judge Flynn told them to continue deliberating after one juror indicated that a unanimous decision might be possible.
Judge Yackel said many jurors indicated in the questionnaires that they had heard about the case, and he asked them to put aside that information.