2011.05.18 Sidebar Thread (Jury Selection DAY NINE)

[MaryAnn]

yes, until 1:15 i think.

I also think that the long break is to call the 11 jurors and ask them not to come in today. There will be more viore dire, judge arranged to have the pinellas (sp?) courtroom through saturday, and may be reviewing more caselaw.

thank you

 

[jharres]

OT, but my father-in-law was born in Cornwall, England and pasties were his favorite.

Mmmm...cornwall pasties, I always make sure to get my fill when I'm across. Man, those things are good. Steak and onion is my fav....

 

[Florida Native]

Sorry for my slip of the tongue in my rant !! I do recognize that the defense has nothing to prove per se, but they do have a legal obligation to defend their client to the best of their ability .. I guess my point was, IF your client is as innocent as you say she is, if you have a "bombshell" that will provide the reasoning behind what she did and why she did it, then STOP abusing the system and let's get down to business. This is a VERY expensive game they are playing with my hard earned dollars, as well as many others here I'm sure. I have a child in the public school system here in Florida who is losing courses and activities left and right. I have 2 siblings in LE in Orlando (who, by the way are VERY good friends with the lead investigators on this case - and VERY tightmouthed too - darn!!) watching their budget get cut left and right and it just frankly makes me ill to watch. Again, NO jury is ever going to be perfect and that's what I meant about standing on the strengths of your case, be it prosecution or defense. Yes, I definitely believe you have a right to exclude those who are obviously not good potential jurors, but to play such games is just plain wrong.

A longtime lurker and Floridian who feels your frustration. :banghead: I feel sick at the thought of this getting delayed.

I've followed this case from day 31, and found this wonderful site a few months after. I'm constantly amazed at the dedication, professionalism and intelligence offered from the posters here. You folks are really first class!

 

[cloud9]

Yes, until 1:15 I think.

I also think that the long break is to call the 11 jurors and ask them not to come in today. There will be more viore dire, Judge arranged to have the Pinellas (sp?) Courtroom through Saturday, and may be reviewing more caselaw.

WHAT?????????? This is insane!

 

[Novice Seeker]

Yeah, that was a long and strange hearing, I saw it again about a month ago and did wonder at the time why he didn't - never did understand why the state lost that one.

Remember how Cindy stormed out of the courthouse after a gag order was discussed?? Cindy told everyone that SHE would not abide with it.

 

[wenwe4]

me too, me too, I got cheese & onion pasties in the oven, all premade processed junk too. :sigh:

Wow! I . . . .am . . . . . speechless . . . . .

Um .... can we say "Overshare"? ETA: I think the word "pasties" means a whole different thing to you than what it does to me. Pasties are what strippers wear over their "girl parts" so as not to be completely naked. (but what do I know?)

 

[BigFatMommyDog]

I scored 86%, I guess that's not too bad, only missed 2 about the cost of her food for a meal and where JB's office is located.

86% here as well - missed the Dr. Phil and the first charges questions (due to derp)

 

[SondraK]

Mention Waffle House and I am immediately hungry for pecan waffles. YUM!!!!

 

[LambChop]

Sorry for my slip of the tongue in my rant !! I do recognize that the defense has nothing to prove per se, but they do have a legal obligation to defend their client to the best of their ability .. I guess my point was, IF your client is as innocent as you say she is, if you have a "bombshell" that will provide the reasoning behind what she did and why she did it, then STOP abusing the system and let's get down to business. This is a VERY expensive game they are playing with my hard earned dollars, as well as many others here I'm sure. I have a child in the public school system here in Florida who is losing courses and activities left and right. I have 2 siblings in LE in Orlando (who, by the way are VERY good friends with the lead investigators on this case - and VERY tightmouthed too - darn!!) watching their budget get cut left and right and it just frankly makes me ill to watch. Again, NO jury is ever going to be perfect and that's what I meant about standing on the strengths of your case, be it prosecution or defense. Yes, I definitely believe you have a right to exclude those who are obviously not good potential jurors, but to play such games is just plain wrong.

Exactly. I would think it is a very dangerous game and if they run out of strikes could end up with a juror who thinks she's guilty but could put it aside. Something defense does not want. Or a female juror could have a 2 year old.

HHJP stated they have already gone thru 200 and still don't have 12 and are in danger of starting all over again which would mean a delay of the trial. As of June 16th we will be starting year four since the death of Caylee. They could question the whole state and still not find one person who is clueless or find one but they would believe because she was arrested she must be guilty. It has to stop at some point. You'll never find the perfect juror, ever. jmo

 

[21merc7]

WHAT?????????? This is insane!

IDK if they are calling the 11 or not. I know that Judge P said they will have opening statements Monday IF they have a jury by then.

I know that more have to be drilled, grilled, and smothered with brow beats before there will be 12, much less alternates.

So, I just surmised the 11 will be asked not to waste their time. (11 or 10, I lost count, too crazy to keep up.)

 

[Leila]

I'm just getting online............it's 9:00am here on the west coast. What happened this morning? Did they seat a 12th juror? I saw a thread about a "trial delay" on the forum...........has it been delayed?

 

[BD1]

I am wondering if this scenario could happen. At some point today or tomorrow, we get 12 people sworn as jurors. Then at some point between now and Saturday, we get as many alternates as possible. Then those are sworn.

Does HHJP have any way, option or authority to toss them all together and make a juror salad, then randomly select who can be a main juror, and who can be an alternate? This would satisfy the defense's 'concern', and would also mean another chance for the worrisome juror to be an alternate.

Wouldn't that be lovely?

 

[Wise Old Owl]

A longtime lurker and Floridian who feels your frustration. :banghead: I feel sick at the thought of this getting delayed.

I've followed this case from day 31, and found this wonderful site a few months after. I'm constantly amazed at the dedication, professionalism and intelligence offered from the posters here. You folks are really first class!

:welcome:

and Howdy neighbor!!!!!!

 

[Lera213]

I won't be able to watch all next week :banghead: I will have to tape IS and that ends at 3pm, so I am going to miss a lot :banghead:

My mom lives in Brevard county and she too had problems with IS ending early...guess what, the day after on brighthouse they have a channel for brevard county it is channel 313 on demand that will replay the courts day in full.

 

[Quiche]

A longtime lurker and Floridian who feels your frustration. :banghead: I feel sick at the thought of this getting delayed.

I've followed this case from day 31, and found this wonderful site a few months after. I'm constantly amazed at the dedication, professionalism and intelligence offered from the posters here. You folks are really first class!

Welcome, Florida Native!!

:welcome4:

 

[cloud9]

IDK if they are calling the 11 or not. I know that Judge P said they will have opening statements Monday IF they have a jury by then.

I know that more have to be drilled, grilled, and smothered with brow beats before there will be 12, much less alternates.

So, I just surmised the 11 will be asked not to waste their time. (11 or 10, I lost count, too crazy to keep up.)

MONDAY??? IF??? :banghead:

 

[TotallyObsessed]

Mmmm...cornwall pasties, I always make sure to get my fill when I'm across. Man, those things are good. Steak and onion is my fav....

When I read pasties I think of something else besides something to eat :giggle:
However, I keep seeing pastries instead of pasties.....Good Lord I'm going to have to go to lunch.

 

[Aedrys]

I beg to differ - there's a waffle house at exit 54 on I94 in Lawrence MI - though I understand it's not affiliated with the nat'l chain. It's a rogue waffle house

:floorlaugh: I don't know why this cracks me up, but it does. Waffle House gone rogue! It had to happen some time! :floorlaugh:

 

[2goldfish]

Wow! I . . . .am . . . . . speechless . . . . .

Um .... can we say "Overshare"? ETA: I think the word "pasties" means a whole different thing to you than what it does to me. Pasties are what strippers wear over their "girl parts" so as not to be completely naked. (but what do I know?)

oh my gosh wenwe you got me laughing to tears here, dear....


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[rosepetal1065]

Omg, somebody help me, so what? Now the jury selection could possibly drag on for..."3 more months". C'mon man. They(defense)couldn't care that much, or else this thing, would be underway by now. More time means, more people paying close attention, equal more "tainted" jurors. ugh