Cursed Tongue: Adventures in Jurisimprudence: Bearing Witless, Part 2

Posted by CursedTongue on July 3, 2008

On last week’s episode we left Jessica, Lisa and young Britney in the kitchen with a crazed and hostile Clint who has a gun that is in a glove, a holster or uncovered, depending on who was testifying.  The 911 operator is waiting for Susan to return with an address.
Clint was the last witness on [...]

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Cursed Tongue: Adventures in Jurisimprudence: Bearing Witless, Part 1

Posted by CursedTongue on June 19, 2008

Passing through the doors into courtroom I crawl into the skin of Juror #6, emotionally reserved and attentive, as opposed to dramatic and flighty. Like a Lifetime movie, the trial has everything: a love triangle, a hunky young state prosecutor with hypnotic ties, a cherubic blond 7 year-old witness, a gun that may or may not have been in a glove or holster and four people with a dubious grasp on the concept of being role models for their children. As an added bonus, this case even dabbled in the ramifications of the Information Age.

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Cursed Tongue: Adventures in Jurisimprudence: Jury Selection

Posted by CursedTongue on March 22, 2008

My second jury summons ever appeared in the mailbox in late March, and I knew immediately that my number was up.  Last time I filled in the on-line reply, called the jury hotline the night before the summons as instructed, and I was told I was not needed.  I was confused, but relieved.  Why bother [...]

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