Wednesday, July 22, 2009

URGENT UPDATE - NEW ALTERNATE IN PLACE

Wednesday, July 22nd 9:15AM PST:

Michael Stogner just posted over at smdailyjournal:

New Alternate Juror in place this morning, starting back at square one again. JUROR #6 IS GONE.
Juror #6 was the quiet Asian woman with long hair, back row.

UPDATE: 12:15PM PST:
The replacement juror is the African American woman who was sitting on the front row, second seat from the back of the courtroom.


No, this isn't news from last Friday... this is fresh today: 7/22/2009. We'll post more as we get it.

Thanks for the tip Patient Advocate! (Hey... that's a hilarious picture you've got up there today!)

26 comments:

  1. The dynamics of the jury are changing everyday!

    Could be a good thing, depending on who fell ill and can't return.

    Wow how many times has this ever happened in a case?

    I like the picture too!

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  2. How many alternates are left now after this?

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  3. That should leave two.

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  4. Not positive. I believe there were 4 to start.

    We lost one to the spiritual advisor (probably turned out to be good advice after all.)

    We lost one because her memory functions like a normal human being, rather than like a nice tidy little textbook says it should.

    We lost one due to (malaise?)

    That leaves one, unless they brought on another alternate at the beginning, or if they actually had more than 4 alternates, neither of which I'm sure, but I'd guess we're down to one spare.

    They'd better deliberate fast, lest they all expire.

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  5. If I recall, wasn't there one juror who's employer wanted her back at work? If so, was it one of the young "woman" jurors?

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  6. Yes the one who gal who was wanted back at work had the manicured nails.

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  7. I think I may stand corrected. They must have added another alternate when the spiritual adviser juror was dismissed, because I think there were four alternates left at the end of the trial.

    That leaves 2 left after the new one today is sworn in.


    On the woman who's employer wanted her back at work: that was fingernail-picker. And she's pregnant.

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  8. I'm confused. Is fingernail girl the one who is now gone??

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  9. Isn't this a bit unusual, having 2 jurors replaced? I feel sorry for the people on the original jury having to go back to square one again. Don't you think things will be a bit testy at this point? I know I'd be ready to get on with my life at this point!

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  10. I'm confused. Is fingernail girl the one who is now gone??

    Hi Confused!

    We don't know yet who's gone. I think we will have that information very soon. We're all just wildly speculating right now.

    Here's what we know for sure:

    1. Another alternate has been sworn, or will be sworn eminently.

    2. The juror who's employer wanted her off the jury is the fingernail-picker young woman.

    Here's what we think we know for sure:

    Fingernail-picker is pregnant.


    Everything else is speculation.

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  11. Don't you think things will be a bit testy at this point?

    I was just wondering at what point knives and baseball bats become a legitimate jury deliberation implement.

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  12. Guilty! [WHACK]

    Not-Guilty! [SLASH]

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  13. Testy.....

    Perhaps a new reality tv series, called "Survivor", whoops I forgot they already have that show!

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  14. Juror #6 is gone.

    We don't know for sure who that is yet.

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  15. Question...
    Is pregnant finger picker girl one of the three women who seem to be pro defense?

    What is the makeup of the jurors now? (eg., how many men, women). I didn't read everything from the beginning of the trial.

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  16. We now no longer think that the fingernail-picker, employer wants her off-younger-probably pro-defense pregnant juror is the one who has been replaced. Not sure yet, but likely not her.

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  17. I think it is now 4 men, 8 women. (only 3 women left in alternate pool as of yesterday.)

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  18. Juror #6 was the quiet Asian woman in the back row, with long hair.

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  19. "I was just wondering at what point knives and baseball bats become a legitimate jury deliberation implement."

    You need to rent "12 Angry Men" (original version).

    CORRECT ANSWER: Knives.

    Ironically, by today’s standards at least, the juror in 12 Angry Men who bought the identical knife allegedly used by the your man on trial for his life to prove to the other jurors the murder weapon was neither unique or hard to find would have been bounced from the jury for misconduct!

    BEST TRIAL MOVIE EVER: The Verdict, starring Paul Newman.

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  20. UPDATE: 12:15PM PST:
    The replacement juror is the African American woman who was sitting on the front row, second to the back of the courtroom.

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  21. I saw that juror, I think she looks like a very good juror. I would say she was about 36 to 42 years old.

    I bet she is pro-prosecution. Just a guess of course.

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  22. Several jurors were replaced during the Scott Peterson trial.

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  23. OKIE DOKIE... I've deleted a few posts having to do with more of the great race debate. (Including my initial attempt to quell it)

    This is not the place for that debate. Take it outside!

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  24. Deep Sounding, I apologize for going off-topic, but I have to say: you are an amazing moderator.

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  25. Deep Sounding, I apologize for going off-topic, but I have to say: you are an amazing moderator.

    Well, I don't know about that... I've made a few people very unhappy.

    I threw out a few babies with the bathwater this time; there were a number of angry posts that never even made it up. Just trying to reduce the off topic anger... enough on topic anger to go around.

    Thanks for being understanding!

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  26. I think there’s possibly two alternates left …

    Day One of testimony: Lost spiritual advisor/hubby lost his job female.

    Sometime during defense: Lost disinterested gimpy woman who took forever to vacate the jury box.

    During deliberations: Lost woman with honest memory. She was replaced by only male alternate.

    Today: Lost woman with 101 degree fever who didn’t want to be around a pregnant juror.

    On June 23 I wrote that there were five alternates, after the spiritual advisor/unemployed hubby woman was replaced.

    However, journalist Elizabeth Pfeffer also says there are two left. She no doubt asked the court to ensure accuracy in her reporting.

    Still, getting a bit close for comfort. Might I suggest the court employer a taster to ensure the jurors' lunch and snacks are wholesome and non tainted?

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