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>Soooo...the judge is saying that they might proceed with just 11 jurors instead of 12? How can that even be legal???

I'm not sure about the U.S., but in Canada, the customary jury size is 12, but there can be exceptions. In fact, for misdemeanors, the jury can be as small as 6 people.

Don't they have standby jurors in the U.S.? In Canada there are normally more than 12 people chosen. Some are standbys who step in if a juror cannot continue for whatever reason.