Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?

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From: Gandalf Parker
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:34

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"Larry Alpert" <alpertl@attbi.com> wrote in 
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> Actually, sometimes what happens inside the courtroom is worse.
> During a recent murder trial that I was on the jury for, the accused
> did not dispute he pulled the trigger (6 times), but that it was in
> self defense.
> 
> It was already an accepted fact (according to the instructions from
> the judge) on both sides that the defendant did indeed pull the
> trigger. The prosecutor then proceeded to take 3 days and multiple
> witnesses to prove that the defendant was the man who pulled the
> trigger.  We did not openly discuss the matter, but it was easy to
> tell what we were all thinking......the man took 20% of the length of
> a trial to prove a point that was not disputed.  The defense attorney
> asked very few questions, and waived his cross examination for many
> witnesses on that point.

He may have felt that he had to build a case for the penalty he was askng 
for?

Gandalf  Parker

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Subject: Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?
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