OMG - LOL! I was just going to say the same thing. They deliberated for 15 minutes. First order of business - pick the Foreperson. Second order of business - the Foreperson is that “easel guy or gal” we have all probably worked with at some point. Thankfully, they haven’t asked for a pointer.
Now I will say this a good sign of the jury being organized and ready to work - but it’s definitely consistent with engineers and binary thinking. If X, then, or not then, Y. If Y is a Greek salad, Z can only be alone at 4JC.
An easel is definitely a “low tech” ask from the jury - so I hope they aren’t going to do longhand triangulation theory, instead of looking at drone footage, and/or FBI-grade mapping of cellar data.
A lot of juries ask for video equipment to review - well - video evidence. Or - a playback of witness testimony.
I can also appreciate the list-maker person - I love lists, I love paper and pen, I love crossing things off - so the easel could be indicative of that kind of personality in the mix.
I’m going to assume they need it for organizing themselves, and the work in front of them (rather than to redraw all the routes between 4JC, 80 MS, NC, all the adjacent homes with ring doorbells, all Starbucks, trash cans and the pond, places to buy meat, and place to get hair cut and colored).
Such as:
1) recording votes on the individual charges
2) listing elements of each charged offense to facilitate discussion
3) maybe “marshalling” evidence for/against each charge or element of charge
4) an agenda of the day including breaks, lunch
5) ground rules for deliberating
6) list of questions for the Court
7) list of questions where there may be disagreement that needs discussion - and the converse - elements they agree on
