Attorneys for Wesley Snipes say they want to question jurors who convicted him of not filing his income tax. The lawyers want to find out if any of the jurors made up their minds about his guilt before the trial began. The motion filed Friday in Florida federal court says an unnamed juror sent one of Snipes’ lawyers an e-mail saying three other jurors had presumed Snipes was guilty. The motion says if it’s true, that would violate Snipes’ constitutional right to a fair trial. Snipes was convicted two years ago of three misdemeanor counts of not filing income tax returns. He is free on an appeals bond. Federal prosecutors in Florida have asked a judge to revoke the bond and order Snipes to begin serving his three-year sentence.
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