Inside the Jury That Convicted UVA Student George Huguely of Murder

But the jury didn?t buy the ?simple lacrosse player? defense. Huguely, they found, acted with malice. His apparent lack of compassion, says jury forewoman Serena Gruia, in her first interview after handing the verdict to Judge Hogshire last night, was a deciding factor in their decision. Gruia describes a methodical, but at times ?intense? atmosphere inside the deliberation room of the downtown courthouse. The jurors, most in their 30s and 40s, took the high-profile case ?with the utmost serious approach,? she says. In the end, it was Huguely himself, now 24, who convinced the jury of the willful cruelness in his heart. Viewing the videotape of his police interrogation, which was a central part of prosecutor Dave Chapman?s case, they found that ?pretty much every opportunity he had, he lied first,? Gruia says. ?He was covering his ass the whole time. He was not telling the truth on several occasions.?

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