Anonymous juror B-37 from the George Zimmerman trial was considering writing a book about the jury's decision in the landmark case that rocked the nation, but amid much controversy, the juror has decided not to go forward with the project, USA Today reports.
The jurors from the highly controversial trial recently spoke to Anderson Cooper on "Anderson Cooper 360" about their decision on George Zimmerman's acquittal. Juror B-37 told Cooper that she thought Zimmerman was "a man whose heart was in the right place," though he had make a grave mistake. Her comments created a buzz of controversy online, many taking to Twitter to criticize the juror for her statements on the show.
Soon after, Sharlene Martin of Martin Literary Management LLC soon after announced plans for a book on B-37's experiences, co-authored by the juror's husband, who is an attorney.
However, less than 24 hours after the announcement for the book, B-37 issued a statement in which she declined the offer for publishing representation in the wake of more outrage from Twitter.
"The potential book was always intended to be a respectful observation of the trial from my and my husband's perspectives solely and it was to be an observation that our 'system' of justice can get so complicated that it creates a conflict with our 'spirit' of justice," Juror B-37's statement reads. "Now that I am returned to my family and to society in general, I have realized that the best direction for me to go is away from writing any sort of book and return instead to my life as it was before I was called to sit on this jury."
Martin tweeted the juror's plans to decline the book deal today, having said on Monday that she had signed the juror to a deal in hopes that the book would provide insight into serving on a sequestered jury in a highly publicized murder trial.
According to notes from the jury selection process, Juror B-37 is a white, middle-aged woman from Seminole County who works as a chiropractor, the daughter of an Air Force captain with with two adult children and a husband who works as a space attorney.