I still have a lot to read to catch up, but I have a few thoughts I'd like to throw out there. I blame the judge for letting the DT drag this trial out day after day. I think the longer it drags, the more disgusted the jurors are becoming and more apt to slip up and say something to one of the other jurors. I think JA is playing a chess game with the jurors and I won't be surprised if she is able to get more jurors booted. You have to remember, the juror's go up and down the elevators with others and something as innocently said as 'if they don't get this over with soon, I'm going to choke her myself.' Or say, "haven't we already heard this garbage one too many times.' JA has people in the court room that are tattling on everything and anything at this point. The longer the trial drags on, the bigger chance for someone to screw up. I truly believe the DT is just trying to get the death penalty off the table. By starting over, the prosecutor MAY agree to LWOP because a death penalty case is so much more expensive and time consuming. There's no logical sense that this trial has gone on for 3 months and counting.
Yes, I agree. I know the judge has to be careful and I do like her, but this is getting ridiculous. It's like the DT is becoming so preoccupied with what's going on on HLN and JAII that they have forgotten about their case. It's ridiculous. They must feel their case is going really bad to be pulling out all these stops. At some point though, the judge needs to start cracking the whip and moving things along. She needs to stop letting the DT come to a sidebar after every sustained objection (or overruled objection on cross). Their frivolous motions are turning this trial into a joke. Also, Donovan keeps tattling on people and is telling the court the sheriff is mistreating Jodi. This whole thing is becoming a circus led by the DT and the judge has got to start ruling with an iron fist.