i agree and predicted this would happen. I think people that claim they can be on a dp jury dont realize that they really can't when it comes to the end and they realize they have to sign a dp verdict form. Its a classic case of getting cold feet.
I think much more needs to be done up front in the vetting process. I would go as far to say that when they think they have their jury pool, they need one final step to have each 1 of them sit down with a professional and make sure they fully understand what they are getting ready to ask them to do.
If that would happen, i bet they would weed out 1/2 of the ones that said they would be fine with it.
This happens way too often and it screams out that something is wrong with the vetting process. It is not thorough enough to make sure they fully understand what they are fixing to be asked to do.
This is a dp case and the state has already confirmed her guilt in the guilt phase.
Nothing the dt said changed anything. If anything, it made ja more guilty to me.
If the jurors had been honest with themselves up front that they could handle this, then this would have been a simple process to finalize her worthy sentence.
Instead, a few jurors are looking for excuses because they cannot get themselves to sign a dp verdict. So they will claim it was this or that, but really it is the few jurors themselves that
just cant handle it.
And for that reason, i am upset about this. Nothing the dt said during this phase changed anything. If anything, it showed ja is more of a liar than i thought and makes her more guilty.
