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Some drama today:
The judge 'lost her temper' toward Bay News 9 cameraman.
Juror 4 asks questions about a sabotaged trial.
My notes from yesterday: If I'm counting in the correct direction, Juror 4 is middle-aged male, appearing to be Indian.
The Trial of John Jonchuck Day 7: Watch prosecutors establish their case
JOSH (2:15 p.m.)
Now everyone is back from lunch. Before Huff reclaims the witness stand and the jailhouse video of Jonchuck resumes, the judge apologized to the jury for her treatment of the photographer this morning. She said she hoped it didn’t make any of the jurors uncomfortable and that she hoped it wouldn’t happen again.
ZACK AND CLAIRE (2:05 p.m.)
We’re back, but off to an odd start. A Deputy Rice was with the jurors over lunch. They had been asking typical questions about their pay or how long the trial might last.
Then one man, Juror 4, asked “What would happen if there was a mistrial? ... Would that be a whole new jury?”
The deputy said yes. Juror 4 asked, “Has anyone ever sabotaged a trial?”
Deputy Rice recalled saying, “That would be extremely bad.” He also said, laughing now, that the juror had asked if the court could provide him with gum.
“They have a coffee pot, they have water, they have high quality chocolate, they have chips and peanuts,” Helinger said. She addressed the lawyers in the courtroom about Juror 4’s sabotage question.
“I think it’s rather concerning but not my call,” the judge said. “Anybody want me to have him in?”
Yes, Manuele speaks for the defense. They want to know if anything in particular happened to prompt that question. Juror 4 comes into the room.
“I was wondering, do they pick another jury?” he said.
“If there was a mistrial you wouldn’t keep on going,” Helinger replies. “But there’s no particular reason you asked those questions?”
“No,” Juror 4 said.
We move on.
ZACK (12:28 p.m.)
Lunch break called. We’ll be back at 2 p.m. This is a longer break than usual because a witness needs to be deposed over lunch.
Helinger apologizes to the Bay News 9 cameraman saying she did not handle the issue well earlier. He accepts her apology.
“I lost my temper,” Helinger says. “And judges aren’t supposed to do that.”
JOSH AND CLAIRE (10:43 a.m.)
At this point, the judge has stopped the trial and called up the Bay News 9 cameraman to the stand.
“You have two seconds to stop it otherwise I’m not going to allow any cameras in this courtroom, understood?” Helinger can be heard admonishing the photographer.
Throughout jury selection, Helinger was very sensitive to any photographs or video of the jurors being published or aired. Most local media outlets agree not to show jurors. That’s a courtesy, not an obligation -- the courtroom is public.
We cannot hear both sides of the discussion, but Helinger, who is facing the gallery, can be heard telling the cameraman: “I don’t buy that.”
Helinger then directs her attention to courthouse spokesman Steve Thompson. “That’s three times,” she says. The judge seems to be counting the number of perceived transgressions by the journalists in the courtroom.
A few jurors are still standing. The judge grants them a 15-minute recess. Helinger sounds peeved, pinching the bridge of her nose.
Afterwards, Thompson explained that while getting a tight shot of the prosecutor, the cameraman caught the prosecutor’s laptop, which was depicting privileged information on it.
The judge 'lost her temper' toward Bay News 9 cameraman.
Juror 4 asks questions about a sabotaged trial.
My notes from yesterday: If I'm counting in the correct direction, Juror 4 is middle-aged male, appearing to be Indian.
The Trial of John Jonchuck Day 7: Watch prosecutors establish their case
JOSH (2:15 p.m.)
Now everyone is back from lunch. Before Huff reclaims the witness stand and the jailhouse video of Jonchuck resumes, the judge apologized to the jury for her treatment of the photographer this morning. She said she hoped it didn’t make any of the jurors uncomfortable and that she hoped it wouldn’t happen again.
ZACK AND CLAIRE (2:05 p.m.)
We’re back, but off to an odd start. A Deputy Rice was with the jurors over lunch. They had been asking typical questions about their pay or how long the trial might last.
Then one man, Juror 4, asked “What would happen if there was a mistrial? ... Would that be a whole new jury?”
The deputy said yes. Juror 4 asked, “Has anyone ever sabotaged a trial?”
Deputy Rice recalled saying, “That would be extremely bad.” He also said, laughing now, that the juror had asked if the court could provide him with gum.
“They have a coffee pot, they have water, they have high quality chocolate, they have chips and peanuts,” Helinger said. She addressed the lawyers in the courtroom about Juror 4’s sabotage question.
“I think it’s rather concerning but not my call,” the judge said. “Anybody want me to have him in?”
Yes, Manuele speaks for the defense. They want to know if anything in particular happened to prompt that question. Juror 4 comes into the room.
“I was wondering, do they pick another jury?” he said.
“If there was a mistrial you wouldn’t keep on going,” Helinger replies. “But there’s no particular reason you asked those questions?”
“No,” Juror 4 said.
We move on.
ZACK (12:28 p.m.)
Lunch break called. We’ll be back at 2 p.m. This is a longer break than usual because a witness needs to be deposed over lunch.
Helinger apologizes to the Bay News 9 cameraman saying she did not handle the issue well earlier. He accepts her apology.
“I lost my temper,” Helinger says. “And judges aren’t supposed to do that.”
JOSH AND CLAIRE (10:43 a.m.)
At this point, the judge has stopped the trial and called up the Bay News 9 cameraman to the stand.
“You have two seconds to stop it otherwise I’m not going to allow any cameras in this courtroom, understood?” Helinger can be heard admonishing the photographer.
Throughout jury selection, Helinger was very sensitive to any photographs or video of the jurors being published or aired. Most local media outlets agree not to show jurors. That’s a courtesy, not an obligation -- the courtroom is public.
We cannot hear both sides of the discussion, but Helinger, who is facing the gallery, can be heard telling the cameraman: “I don’t buy that.”
Helinger then directs her attention to courthouse spokesman Steve Thompson. “That’s three times,” she says. The judge seems to be counting the number of perceived transgressions by the journalists in the courtroom.
A few jurors are still standing. The judge grants them a 15-minute recess. Helinger sounds peeved, pinching the bridge of her nose.
Afterwards, Thompson explained that while getting a tight shot of the prosecutor, the cameraman caught the prosecutor’s laptop, which was depicting privileged information on it.
