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WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy are asking for a new trial by claiming juror misconduct and an inappropriate closing argument by prosecutors.
Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique filed the motion for a new trial Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court. The filing says one juror improperly used the notes of others in reaching a verdict during Guandique’s trial late last year. In addition, prosecutors improperly appealed to the jury’s emotions, and facts that weren’t part of trial evidence were used in making a graphic final statement, the lawyers contend.
