Jurors’ At-Home Experiments May Lead to New Trial in Bathtub Drowning Case

A newlywed convicted of drowning his wife in the bathtub will try to get a new trial by alleging that jurors took the unusual step of conducting experiments to probe his testimony, legal analysts said. The defense's request for a new trial is based partly on allegations that some jurors performed at-home experiments on how long it takes a body to air-dry after a shower or bath. Paramedics had testified that the woman's hair was wet, but that her surroundings and her husband appeared dry.