The article below discusses a case in which defense counsel is challenging her client's guilty verdict based on the fact that one of the jurors who decided the case was visually impaired. Generally speaking, jurors who are blind or othwerwise visually impaired may sit on juries. However, according to defense counsel, the juror in question never revealed to the court her impairment. Thus, I am assuming that defense counsel will argue that had they known of the juror's impairment they would have challenged her for cause or exercised a peremptory challenge. Unlike race or gender, a physical impairment or disability can be a basis for striking a potential juror.
Blagg juror's medical records submitted to court
Subpoenaed documents keep rolling into court because of the contention by Michael Blagg’s attorneys that their client did not get a fair trial because a juror failed to disclose she was legally blind...
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