Jury Duty

[TNT009]

Kind of like a domestic violence victim that was beaten by husband and evidence is clearly there, but cant proceed when she back out of testifying. But Im thankful for all the video footage that's available nowadays, see the Jussie Smollett fiasco... Cant really commit a crime with so many cameras around now.

[argrovesjd]

Last Tuesday, I was seated on a jury in state District Court for the trial of a defendant who was charged with three counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer. It was my first experience serving as a juror.
For six straight days, we heard testimony from police officers and crime scene investigators, watched hours upon hours of body camera footage, listened to hours of recordings of phone calls with police negotiators, scrutinized shooting incident reconstructions, heard expert analysis of forensic and ballistic evidence, then deliberated for three straight days. In the end, we were left with no choice but to find the defendant not guilty because the prosecutor had done such a lousy job of presenting a flimsy case. He hadn't come anywhere close to proving intent beyond a reasonable doubt. So no attempted capital murder, no attempted second degree murder, no attempted voluntary manslaughter.
The whole sad fiasco left me feeling sick for most of the past week and a half. But I have to say, the experience gave me a renewed respect for our brothers and sisters who work in law enforcement and in the courts, including the BOTLs here who practice law. Every single person I encountered conducted themselves with honesty and integrity. Including every member of the jury. It's rare to have the opportunity to be so encouraged by the conduct of local institutions and of one's neighbors. I'm grateful for that. 
But I'm also grateful that it's over. So tonight I'm unwinding with an AMO ABR 16 Esplendido, and enjoying not being eligible for jury duty again for another year. 

What was your gut telling you about the defendant?


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[HarveyBoulevard]

32 minutes ago, argrovesjd said:

What was your gut telling you about the defendant?

Objection...

Relevance 

Foundation

Calls for speculation 

Assumes facts not in evidence 

Inadmissible opinion testimony 

 

[bpm32]

1 hour ago, HarveyBoulevard said:

Objection...

Relevance 

Foundation

Calls for speculation 

Assumes facts not in evidence 

Inadmissible opinion testimony 

 

Obligatory meme

[Fuzz]

7 hours ago, HarveyBoulevard said:

Objection...

Relevance 

Foundation

Calls for speculation 

Assumes facts not in evidence 

Inadmissible opinion testimony