"Prosecutors alleged Saalik Jackson, 47, tried to influence jurors from his jail cell on Rikers Island during a first trial, resulting in a hung jury."
"The case stemmed from the May 2021 fatal shooting of Brandon Washington, a 42-year-old man who was riding a moped through Bedford-Stuyvesant at the time."
"Prosecutors said Washington was going about his day, 'searching for a barbershop to get a haircut before attending a memorial service for his grandfather,' when Jackson opened fire."
"As the case moved toward the second trial, prosecutors asked Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Elizabeth Warin to make use of the law."
A Brooklyn man received a 25-year prison sentence for murder, marking New York's first trial under new anonymous jury rules. These rules allow courts to keep jurors' identities confidential to protect them from potentially dangerous defendants. The defendant, Saalik Jackson, allegedly attempted to influence jurors during his first trial, which ended in a mistrial. His second trial utilized the new protections, raising questions about their legal standing. The case involved the fatal shooting of Brandon Washington in May 2021, with Jackson fleeing the scene before his arrest in February 2022.
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