Monday, July 14, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
You Make Our Nation Great
Wrapped up jury duty yesterday with a tough verdict. Guilty on count one: the manufacturing of methamphetmine, a controlled substance; & guilty on count three: possession of methamphetamine.
One more bad guy off the street! Nothing more interesting then having an expert chemist from the state crime lab teach you how to make meth in excruciating detail.
We really had nothing to link this guy directly to the meth lab located in the back of an SUV, but we had enough circumstantial evidence to pin it on him and feel confident about it. We were told when trial was over he had been convicted of meth manufacturing 2 times previous! They didn't tell us during the trial because they thought to might effect our verdict. So, its ten years in the slammer for this guy. Luckily, the judge is big on getting drug offenders into rehab and all that so I guess there's a bright side for him.
Its amazing the way your heart feels as if its going to explode when you are about to decide someone's life. We all needed a few margaritas after it was over.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tout effort est voue a l'echec
Finally done with the courts arguments, tomorrow we deliberate with arguments of our own. I've already made up my mind. 2 of the 12 of us have. It could be a long day, though, I'm hoping it is not. I hope you are well and don't have to listen to anyone argue for the next 36 hours.
Yours & Mine
Arguing is exhausting.
To be caught in the middle of an argument is a horrible place to be, one which we all avoid.
To be a juror is to be in this place.
Don't get me wrong, the process is fascinating, methodical, scientific, manipulating, and above all else, fair.
So all day we sit and listen to the arguments so we can decide who wins. Yesterday was especially exciting with expert scientists(chemists!) and more diagrams, both of which I'm a sucker for.
We'll see if it continues...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)