Law’s Michael Benza explains jury sequestration decision in high-profile case

Cuyahoga judge rejects defense request to sequester jury in toddler homicide case

cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said sequestering jurors is rare and usually reserved for cases that generate intense community outrage and public scrutiny. That context surrounds the upcoming trial of Bionca Ellis, accused of fatally stabbing a toddler, where Judge John Russo denied a sequestration request.