Another oddity with the Stevens jury, just on CNN.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The judge in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens will hold a hearing Friday morning to determine what to do about a juror who went missing Thursday night.


Sen. Ted Stevens leaves the federal courthouse Tuesday evening with his daughter Beth Stevens.

Juror No. 4 told a U.S. Marshal that she had to leave the state for a family emergency after the jury was dismissed Thursday.

The officer informed the judge, but when court officials tried to contact the juror, they could not reach her.

It was the second jury issue in Stevens' trial since the deliberations began Wednesday. Stevens, 84, is charged with seven felony counts of making false statements on annual Senate financial disclosure forms regarding renovations on his family's chalet in Girdwood, Alaska.

This is bullshit. I assume there are alternates, but it's still bullshit.

..or her body, under a dumptruck or stuffed in a tube...