San Antonio juror intoxicated during testimony leads to mistrial

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A judge in San Antonio has declared a mistrial in a murder case after a juror admitted under oath that he was intoxicated while listening to testimony.
Court records show state District Judge Lori Valenzuela ended the trial Monday after the juror acknowledged “chronic alcohol consumption.”
The San Antonio Express-News reports the same juror came to court Friday and said he was ill and suffering from alcohol poisoning. Testimony in the case was not heard that