2011.05.20 Jury Selection DAY ELEVEN (Afternoon Session)

[grandmaj]

True it is probably before they received instructions and just saw all the commotion.

 

[logicalgirl]

O.M.G. LINDA!!!!!!!!!! "Did you see Jose Baez on the Nancy Grace Entertainment Show!!!"

That cracked me up!!!! Naughty..Naughty Linda! Guess she is still PO'd about the witness list negotiations...

 

[Drama Queen]

I can set aside the opinions that I have heard and I can vomit the poison which someone gave to me with no after effects. Not a problem!
I am sorry...you have to answer! Answer! Answer!

 

[Lera213]

I'm so sitting on my fingers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[strawberry]

O.M.G. LINDA!!!!!!!!!! "Did you see Jose Baez on the Nancy Grace Entertainment Show!!!"

LDB! :blowkiss:

 

[Azcrabcakes]

What is wrong with these people? And why isn't there someone in the jury room making sure they don't talk about it??

I agree. When I served on a lengthy trial, there were always "watchers" as we were selected, and waiting to face voir dire.

 

[zoey]

court TV..someone should have questioned that one

 

[JSR]

Wonder what the implications are? People talking in the jury room/considering her guilty. Wow seems like potential for a tainted jury? Dunno...

Yeah this isn't good. The DT is going to eat this up.

 

[katydid23]

OH OH ----COURT TV---He watches Court TV

And he does not want to decide if she is guilty or not...BYE

 

[nursebeeme]

says that judging the punishment would be hard for him

 

[adb263]

Juror to Baez: " Oh sorry I didn't know if you were done asking a question"

Me: Of course you didn't ...baez tends to meander around a question!

 

[nursebeeme]

good answer dude

 

[tehcloser]

*passes out TUMS and mumbles, for the love of pete.......

 

[SurfieTX]

How many people in the jury room talking? I'd say at least 2 or 3 groups in different areas.

 

[Jetaime]

PJ: "This is a persons life were talking about".

::ICA nods::
What about Caylees life, Casey?

 

[nursebeeme]

baez stalled so of course people in the area are now talking about the case

 

[Whome?]

Oh Lord,do we have to go through this jury selection AGAIN? :thud:

 

[sumbunny]

IIRC, that AA elderly lady can't render a judgment on someone...why would they dislike this juror ?

 

[Dr.Fessel]

Yesterday when this group of Jurors walked in Baez kept pointing at someone and acknowledged someone. Not sure if it was a juror or maybe someone else in the court. Just funny it was when they had turned around and the jury was coming in.

 

[Chiquita71]

HHJP: can you lay that aside and decide only on the law that I give you. Some people can do that and some cannot. Up to you, search your soul. Thought about it?

If it was asked of me, I think I could do it but it would be difficult.

HHJP: what degree of difficulty?

without killing myself

HHJP: we are not going to ask you to do that. the question I have in my mind is this sir, knowing the opinion you hold, do you believe you can be a fair and impartial juror in this case.

Because of the stakes of this case, I think I can be.

HHJP: hestitation?

I can do that, I made that statement with 100 percent certainty.

HHJP: pretrial pub.

LDB: when you speak about the opinions of others, that is all there is out there right now but as a juror you would determine the facts regardless of people's opinions.

yes.

LDB: friends and family's opinions?

hearing around, here today everyone who has been sitting around jibber jabbering.

LDB: who has been around you talking for the case

there were a lot of conversations and which (get rid of this guy IMHO) I heard people talking about this case. They were all neg, they all said she is guilty.

LDB: these were people you don't know, summoned for jury duty?

In the jury room.

LDB: besides opinions were there factual matters discussed?

I can't be certain.

LDB: did anyone talk about particular aspects of the case?

no

LDB: when you heard the opinions in your circles of friends, did you join in discussion?

not really( IMHO: I DO NOT like him as a juror) I don't watch the news, heard of it just the opinions from other people. (what is his issue with other people's opinions its like he hates that people have them)

LDB: I take it from what you are telling us you haven't seen local news?

I might have walked into a room while they were playing it but...

LDB: GR? JVM?

no

LDB: did you see Baez on NG?

(yeah, jose laughs at NG but he was on her show? hypocrite much? IMHO)

Because they are seeking the death penalty and I don't take that lightly. (IMHO this person is too against the DP to serve)

LDB: can you find her guilty without having some other opinion bleed into those considerations?

I believe I can.

JB: (boo) I want to stretch this out as long as I can by asking questions really slowly and not getting to the actual question...

I wasn't sure if you were done with your question. (the pot juror says)

JB: it appears that putting this aside is something you want to do, is that correct?

I am naturally curious, I would watch on court tv I don't want to go further...but its being part of the decision making would weigh heavily on me.

JB: how?

whether she is guilty or not, I can weight the facts it interests me but judging the punishment would be hard for me.

JB: never been in this position before?

no

JB: it is alot to ask of someone. but how would you put something aside that you have been previously exposed to?

it is someone's life. I take that seriously. I would not let outside opinions effect that.

JB: but you have one?

I have not seen much fact, like on court tv. I understand the difference between fact and opinion.

JB: okay. ( I KNEW IT!!!!!@!!