Jurors weighing Harvey Weinstein’s fate pleaded for a dose of caffeine as their grueling deliberations continued Monday — with yet another dramatic revelation about apparent dysfunction in the jury room.
The third day of deliberations in Weinstein’s Manhattan sex-crimes retrial ended without a verdict, and with a request from jurors for a cup of Joe when they return Tuesday morning.
“We the jury request coffee, tomorrow morning for energy,” read a note sent to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber. 7
It came after more drama unfolded in the morning, when the panel sent notes to the court asking to be reminded of the definition of reasonable doubt and how to avoid a hung jury.
A separate note accompanied that request, sent by the foreman, Juror No. 1, who said he needed