We all know Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes from his roles in movies such as Blade in the Blade Trilogy. But now, he is making a buzz again because of his recent conviction when he was sentenced to 3 years in prison at Pennsylvania ‘s Federal Correctional Institution McKean. This is for his failure to pay his tax returns in April 2008.
Snipes’ lawyers have now appealed the case and demanded that a jury misconduct must be investigated. They also released a statement saying that they have allegedly received an email from one of the jury who they refuse to name. The said e-mailer sender claimed that three people on the panel had already came up with their judgment way before Snipes’ 2008 trial had begun.
However, the jurors released a statement through the producers of Larry King Live that read:
The statement read: “There was one juror that had said they knew Mr. Snipes was guilty when they first saw him during jury selection…
“There was one juror that had said they knew Mr. Snipes was guilty when they first saw him during jury selection. Two other jurors then agreed and said that they thought he was guilty when they first saw him before the trial began. We were deadlocked on our decision about Mr. Snipes before this happened. I was not expecting to hear that from a juror and most of the jurors felt the same. That’s when a deal was made to find him, Mr. Snipes, guilty on the failure to file taxes and not guilty on the federal tax evasion charges. We did not think he would go to jail.”
Snipes and his team of lawyers are determined to appeal this case until it gets reviewed by a judge in Ocala, Florida. Unfortunately, this will not postpone Snipes’ serving time inside the prison.

