I agree, Bravo -- I had mentioned earlier about a trial in Raleigh, NC, that I watched and with which I was very emotionally involved. Husband kills wife. The chief DT atty was IMO essentially obstructionist and persistently cried, "Your Honor, I want to be heard," so off the poor jury would trot to the jury room while there were numerous sidebars and offers of proof.
Every now & then, especially in the mornings before the jury was 1st brought in for the day, we could hear them laughing and talking -- certainly not every morning, but the judge remarked to the courtroom that it sounded like they were getting along well. They celebrated one juror's birthday with a cake another juror had brought. But the trial wore on & on -- and the jurors had been told it was projected to last around 4--6 weeks, so they knew that it would not go quickly -- and it didn't.
Despite all the camaraderie that was present --but never in the courtroom, where they were always attentive and serious, the judge received a note from one of the jurors that read, "..... When do we get our lives back?...." Nothing ugly, etc., but they were ready for it to be over, but the note did not make it sound as if they were going to rush anything when it came time to come to a verdict. (Guilty, btw.)
As we all know, juries can be very "unto themselves," cohesive, and a "band of brothers/sisters" sort of thing -- they are, indeed
The Jury, and for the most part, that is good. I think that is what we are seeing here. No disrespect, but just a little something that they
can do, since they are so very limited on so many other things that they cannot control.
JMO
