A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday rejected a defendant’s request for a new trial, finding that juror conduct during deliberations didn’t deprive the man of his right to a fair trial.
Lawyers for Colby Benson, 40, had argued that he should get a new murder trial after a juror disclosed that another juror had searched the internet for instructions on how to zoom in on video evidence.
The disclosure prompted Judge David Rees to summon three jurors who served on Benson’s trial back into court to undergo questioning about what took place during deliberations…