GRAND JUNCTION — A Mesa County judge plans to start hearing evidence Jan. 11 on arguments that a legally blind juror tainted the murder conviction of Michael Blagg in his wife’s death in 2001.
Michael Blagg is serving a life sentence in the death of his wife, Jennifer, at the family’s home. Their daughter, Abby, is missing and is presumed dead.
Blagg’s former lawyers filed a motion in 2005 seeking a new trial. The motion suggested that a juror’s impaired vision affected her ability to do her job, citing excerpts from a notebook she kept during the trial. The motion said the juror failed to disclose her condition during jury selection.
Blagg is now represented by public defender Brian Connors.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel,
