High profile trial No. 2

[Guinevere]

The Commonwealth v. Aaron Hernandez opened this morning. 1100 Bristol County residents are appearing (I don't know how many were summonsed) to go through the jury selection process. It's expected to take 2 weeks, followed by 10+ weeks of trial. One winner in the pool- wearing a Bruins jersey - apparently yelled "Go Pats" in the courtroom this morning. He was excused and no sports apparel is allowed.

I haven't had time to really focus on the details, but it seems the case is not quite as winnable as initially thought (but then what case ever is). We shall see what develops.

[MajGenl.Meade]

We got your Goa Pets right here


I'm afraid that this trial too will indeed be an uphill struggle. The yahoo in the Pats shirt might have been more suitable than the fence-sitting bleeding hearts who will doubtless end up on the jury. Or is that too cynical?

Whatever - it is everyone's hope that justice is done and it's in everyone's interests too.

[rubato]

"... The yahoo in the Pats shirt might have been more suitable than the fence-sitting bleeding hearts who will doubtless end up on the jury. Or is that too cynical?

... .

It doesn't matter if it is cynical, it is ignorant.

I've been called for jury duty several times and in none of them did the selection process favor "fence-sitting bleeding hearts".

In the last one, a federal trial, the defense and prosecution worked out the jury selection between themselves and gave it to the judge who accepted their mutual selections.



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[MajGenl.Meade]