Erin Patterson, convicted of poisoning three people with death cap mushrooms in a deadly lunch, is now fighting for a new trial — arguing the jury was housed in the same hotel as the lead detective during deliberations, a setup her lawyers call “catastrophic” and potentially corrupting. They also claim unfair cross-examination, while prosecutors push to uphold her 33-year sentence, calling it too lenient for such heinous crimes. The court is now weighing these high-stakes legal arguments — with the fate of Patterson’s conviction and punishment hanging in the balance.

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