THE STATEN ISLAND JURY considering the murder charges against Janet Mercereau began their third day of deliberations this morning. Mrs. Mercereau, 40, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting her husband, FDNY Fire Marshal Douglas Mercereau, three times in the head on Dec. 2, 2007 in the couple’s home.
Yesterday the jury sent two requests out to the judge. One was a request for a clarification of how 2nd-degree murder is defined and the other was a list of nine questions asking for a readback of some of the testimony. Jeff Harrell, reporter for the Staten Island Advance, lists the questions and the judge’s response in THIS ARTICLE.
The jury has been sequestered since the deliberations began on Monday.
In August, 1995 the Advance published this photo of
the newly-wed Mercereau’s in the Wedding Announcements page.
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