With all of the media references to juror X & juror Y, I wanted to centralize what general facts we know about each juror. This is NOT a thread for attempting to specifically identify any jury member. Rather, it's about providing a framework in which we can discuss members of the jury and their potential predispositions to the facts of the case.
Seat 1
Juror # 1398
» White female in 60s
» Very articulate and well-dressed counselor
» Nancy Grace: "I choose not to watch."
» "I value life. I also value our criminal justice system as it has evolved. I accept the death penalty."
Seat 2
Juror # 1019
» African American male in 30s
» Opposed to the death penalty and barely avoided being death disqualified
» Low interest in case and not much knowledge about it
» "God makes the final judgment."
Seat 3
Juror # 1055
» White female, age 32, who has moved back in with her mom
» Student in RN program
» Has little knowledge of, nor interest in, case
Seat 4
Juror #1319
» African American woman, about 40
» Reluctant to judge people, "That's for God to do."
» Prosecution (Batson rule) tried to preempt challenge her. Defense objected that she was being eliminated just because of her race. Judge agreed
» Plays games like Farmville
» Doesnt watch news
» No opinion on DP
Seat 5
Juror # 1429
» White female in her 60s
» Retired, 11th grade education
» She had a DUI in 1998, and her son and grandson both had drug problems
Seat 6
Juror # 1025
» White male, aged 33
» College graduate
» Has had a lot of travel in his job as chef/salesperson
Seat 7
Juror # 1007
» White female, 41 years old
» Three years of college, one major was sociology
» Her mother was an attorney
» She is very bright and reads two papers
» She says she doesn't really want to be on the jury but will serve because "It's how I was raised."
Seat 8
Juror # 3015
» White female in 50s
» Service rep and former manager for Verizon
» Says she has relatively little exposure to pretrial publicity
» Moderate attitudes toward the death penalty
Seat 9
Juror # 3185 » White male, aged 53
» Revealed his name is "Jim" and said friends told him they heard his voice
» Has never married.
» Grew up in San Francisco Bay area
» 6 out of 10 on the death penalty scale.
» Nephew is a cop
» Says of law enforcement: "Pleased to have them protecting us."
Seat 10
Juror # 3310
» White male, aged 57
» Has never married.
» Says he had little exposure to Anthony case
» Also a Verizon employee. He seems to have a low level job (retention specialist) for a guy with a BA in Business Administration
» He gave almost perfect answers to questions from judge, as though he really wanted to be on the jury
» Death penalty scale: 6 out of 10. He said, "It's set. It's an unfortunate result of actions."
» His sister, along with her boyfriend, committed a violent crime against their dad. She spent time in prison.
Seat 11
Juror # 3016
» White male in 30s
» PE and Health teacher in high school, studying for an online masters degree in special education
» Watches little TV, never watches Nancy Grace
» Says it would be difficult for him to vote for death: "I guess I could consider it, but having to make that decision would be very tough for me."
» Very certain about his ability to be fair
» Called for jury duty but not selected for a jury
Seat 12
Juror # 3140
» White female in 40s
» Strong supporter of death penalty (10 out of 10 on scale)
» Worked at day care center and supports death penalty for first degree murder of a child
» Wants to be on the jury
» In response to "who are you" question, she said, "Old fashioned." "My kids think I'm a great mom."
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Alt 1
Juror # 3093
» White female, 48 years old surgical tech
» Married with two adult children
» Likes sports on TV better than news
» She wasn't questioned extensively
Alt 2
Juror # 3170
» White male, late 40s
» American government teacher in high school and drop out prevention coordinator
» Would vote to repeal death penalty
» On third marriage
» Once arrested for DUI that was pleaded down to careless driving
Alt 3
Juror # 4013
» White female, 37 years old
» Works at car dealership
» She has 12-year-old son and lives with her parents
» She is a widower. Her husband died in prison where he was in on drug charges. Married for 14 years but they did not live together
» She was involved in some sort of check bouncing deal. Lawyers and judge talked about it in private and it wasnt brought up again.
» She said a few times, I hope she didnt do it. When asked to expound on that she said that she was hoping the girl would be found and said she was hoping that no crime had been committed
» Doesnt really have opinion on DP
Alt 4
Juror # 4192
» White male, around 25
» Single
» Carpenter » From age 18-21 he spent time in Orlando. Went there to party at UCF, etc.
» Arrested and charged with possession and paraphernalia. Served probation
» Neutral on death penalty
Alt 5
Juror # 3308
» White male, 39
» Opposed to DP because of biased application
» He was the baseball ticket guy
» Long hair, looks kinda like Jesus
» Was almost gone, but instead of striking him both sides agreed that he would be the last alternate. This agreement happened outside of court.
