The original jury pool was 122 people. They told us all that the case was about child sex abuse, and then asked if anyone had already decided that the defendant was guilty. About 2/3 of the group raised their hands. Then they went through every single potential juror and picked 13: they were supposed to pick 14, to have 2 alternates, but because they excused so many jurors they stuck with 13.
The prosecutor struck me as really inept. Once we were deliberating we kept saying "why didn't she ask them" x or y ?! to one another.
The mother who testified seemed to be okay (and has remarried), and the girls were together holding each other on the bench after their testimonies. The whole family seems to be really really fucked up.
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Date: 2008-02-21 01:04 am (UTC)The prosecutor struck me as really inept. Once we were deliberating we kept saying "why didn't she ask them" x or y ?! to one another.
The mother who testified seemed to be okay (and has remarried), and the girls were together holding each other on the bench after their testimonies. The whole family seems to be really really fucked up.