GUILTY NC - Laura Ackerson, 27, Kinston, 13 July 2011 #8

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Prancy said:
If I had to think of points that might have appealed to the jury on an emotional level, my thoughts go to the first letter Patsy Grant read that was from Amanda. It was about the children, expecially Lilly. I wonder if they reacted that way. I think I read that some said the jury was glaring at the defendant. That surprises me, since I thought the letters were painful in that you hear the words of a mother with an infant she never got to know and likely never will know.
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Too bad Amanda didn't think of her own baby when murdering Laura. Amanda was actually angry with her sister Karen, believing that Karen had called the police; as if it was Karen's fault she lost her baby! That's an insight to the emotional level of Amanda - I don't feel sorry for her, not one bit.
 
AnonymousD said:
Oh my.

Does anyone have any insight on how this works? I mean, does anyone know what SOP is for court transcribers? Yes, I understand the woman taking the transcript is in the courtroom during the day & doesn't work over....but is there not someone else who takes what's typed during the day during court & type it out for the court records? Like a medical transcriptionist. S/he takes what the doc says & types it out for the records....we don't have someone like that in the court system?
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The docs speak regular English (or whatever the language is) and it is transcribed by a typist to records. The Judge mentioned that it is in "steno" and will have to be translated. (That's why they can enter it so quickly -- it's essentially in a type of shorthand, and it takes special training. A good friend of mine did it, and she was also a paralegal, and she didn't come cheap.) I assume it would prolly need to be done by the one who typed it, but I don't know. That's why it has to be done by a specialist.
 
I know nothing about all the fine reasoning of our laws, but personally, I think there out to be an evidence room. Maybe it's a room near the jury room that has all the evidence on display - on tables, on easels, etc. And it should be accessible to the jury without having to involve the judge and all the counsel. It could be guarded and overseen by a bailiff. If I was on a jury, I would like that. Seems like a hassle to keep sending notes to the judge.
 
A few things I remember from Sha's testimony that I found important is that ...she never knew that Amanda took the piece of furniture until her aunt KB told her. People were on a "need to know" basis during this time...AH only told people what she needed to in order to get them to do what she wanted. Sha did not seem pleased that she took that piece either as she planned to get it when she moved to a permanent place herself. Also, she stated that she didn't know why Amanda would move it as it had been fine in storage. That piece of furniture was a Trojan Horse for GH and AH.....
 
Veracity said:
NC since the days the Rail roads were being established became saddled with the moniker "RIP VAN WINKLE State". The reason was how they seemed content to not advance.

I have been working on family history work and I have witnessed this firsthand where genealogy and our Dept. of Cultural Resources go.

Now here's this trial and our courts are so backward they are costing the taxpayers more by not having in place a rule that allows the court to fire up the video and replay it!

And of course it isn't the fault of the practitioners, its the fault of the SUPREME COURT of NC per the Judge. Here's my question

Why hasn't the NC Administrative Office of the Courts who report to the Chief Justice of our State Supreme Court made him aware of the savings and benefits of using video replay? Logical cost and time saving measure, isn't it? Isn't that the office responsible for the equipment in the first place!

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Great post! Yes, I believe it's time for the courts to update their rules. I've had to go back and listen again to a lot of testimony. Taking notes is good and all, but it can be very distracting for a juror, unless they are only noting something significant. But I don't think it's just NC that is behind the times, I'm not sure of any state that has this option. Maybe someone can correct me on that assumption.

Justice and people's lives are on the line during a trial, one misconception could lead a jury to a wrongful conviction, and we all know that happens.
 
debloree said:
During Grant's trial I remember Sha testifying that Amanda and herself were allergic to bleach and caused them headaches. Anyone else remember that? I don't think it was told in this trial.
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Seems to me, she did say it in this trial -- but we don't have to have a transcript to check it!
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jmt707 said:
I know nothing about all the fine reasoning of our laws, but personally, I think there out to be an evidence room. Maybe it's a room near the jury room that has all the evidence on display - on tables, on easels, etc. And it should be accessible to the jury without having to involve the judge and all the counsel. It could be guarded and overseen by a bailiff. If I was on a jury, I would like that. Seems like a hassle to keep sending notes to the judge.
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You'd have to get the Supreme Court of NC to change the laws on that. The judge's hands are tied and he can only do what he is allowed under the laws of the state.
 
borndem said:
Seems to me, she did say it in this trial -- but we don't have to have a transcript to check it!
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We have video!

Sha absolutely testified to the fact that bleach causes migranes for her and her mother and that's why her mother (and she herself) always use white vinegar for cleaning -- due to the bad reactions they get from bleach.

Yet there's Amanda buying at least 1 gallon of bleach from Target after claiming Grant called her to ask her to get it. Except (oops) there's no call received from Grant on her phone, so that too was a lie. She planned to get it before ever walking into Target.
 
Deliberation Clock:

Monday: 1 hour 15 minutes

Tuesday: 3 hours, lunch break, 2 hours, break (20 minutes), 1 hour 10 minutes (6 hrs, 10 min.)

Wednesday: 1 hour, 20 minutes, break, 1 hour 40 minutes, lunch...

Total: 10 hours, 25 minutes
 
R they deliberating again? I think there will be a verdict soon! moo
 
They should now be back from lunch & ready to resume.

And, the sound quality is awful. I get these crackling noises and when the judge talks it's loud and muffled at the same time. In between I have to turn off the sound completely or the crackling noises continue on the live feed & it drives me crazy.
 
Nymeria said:
Wasn't it long after the trial that Arias transcripts were finally available?
I know hers was a massive amount to type up, so I get it, but not sure if they do it day by day, once a week, every couple weeks, etc.

(I could be wrong though, I am sure someone who is sure will let me know!).
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My friend would schedule transcription days -- days that she would not be available for the courtroom, but I don't know how often she scheduled it. They don't want the reporters to work overtime, so they don't. She later worked for a private reporting service & they had transcriptionists. Then her fee went up quite a bit since she could be out all the time. (This was a number of years ago -- I don't know how it works now.)
 
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