SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts judge has denied a man's request to juggle during his trial to show jurors he was just clowning around when he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store. The Republican newspaper reported a Springfield judge on Thursday rejected Orlando Melendez's request to juggle for jurors when the case goes to trial. Melendez, 20, has pleaded not guilty to charges he used a toy gun to try to rob a convenience store in December.
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