The defense team for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Friday it will seek a new trial for the notorious drug lord in light of "misconduct" on the part of several jurors who allegedly followed media accounts of the case against the instructions of a federal judge.
Defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo said in a court filing he intends to ask U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to conduct an evidentiary hearing "to determine the extent of the misconduct."
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn declined to comment.
Guzman was convicted last week of murder conspiracy and drug-trafficking charges. He faces life in prison at his June sentencing.
Anchor Stefan Holt also reports on a murder-suicide on Long Island, charges for Patriots owner Robert Kraft, a wild crash in New Jersey and a cashless push in the city.
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