"All my friends are lawyers, my husband was a lawyer, [and] I think I wanted to be a lawyer," Jordan said. "So I went to law school."

How the fark did they let this woman slip into a jury, especially in a case this big?

When sitting on jury, flashing "OK" sign to defense team might cause some problems

...especially in Brazil.

I waited on Dennis Kozlowski once. 300% tipper he was. He tipped everyone like that.

Yeah, but when someone gives the defense the finger, I'll bet it does "imply misconduct".

It STINKS.

Genius.

Almost as bad as yelling "I haven't gotten your check, yet!"

Ruth Jordan, grandmother, lawyer.

This is why they shouldn't allow women on juries. They always flirt with the attorneys.

this is why lawyers are not allowed on juries where I live

If that asshat gets that thief of the hook, I'm a roundin up a posse! YEEE HAAAWW.
\ lived in Texas too long, sorry

Remember stompers? I think they were made by tyco. If that man had anything to do with stompers, then he gets my ok sign too.

Welcome to March 27, 2004 National Kill a Lawyer day.

/even better tomorrow is Kill Another Lawyer day

what a poser old lady. I bet her grandkids are posers too.

More of them skater-punk assholes, I tell ya.

johny_slc:

I don't think this is the same Tyco that makes toys. This Tyco is into fire alarm systems, security systems, healthcare communications, and a bunch of other stuff they aquired.

Did anyone else automatically think of Homer Simpson with the "justice" penant?

she knew the law and thought the defense had done a good job. she gave a wink,wink nod,nod to show appreciation. sounds like she was just an encouraging granmdother figure. and then she baked a cake with a saw in it

lyfemist

lol! good thing my work can replace this keyboard!

This dumb b-tch thinks she can look intelligent by being the odd one out. Clearly some dolt that think she is special for being taken into law school as a token older applicant.

That stupid.. mother farking... ARGH!!!

I on't know how thye let a lawyer in the jury room...

She's this close to making this whole thign a mistrial...

and even worse: she's likea freaking defesive turtler... She's the speed bump here.

Two things:

1)It wouldn't surprise me if she was paid off.

2)Even if it does mistrial, I can't see why they wouldn't retry him. It seems that the prosecution has an essentially airtight case. This is just one juror who, for whatever reason, is ignoring the evidence.

::general comments on the judicial system::

so im out with the people at the law firm I work at last night (not a lawyer myself, just a lowely worker monkey) and the boyfriend of one of the attorneys is there, giving me advice on the ins and outs of being a prosocuter in Boston

"at first you're going to be in complete awe when you approach the judges, but after the first few months you learn that most of them have stories... you learn that this one gets his dick sucked by a prostitute monthly, this one was a trial lawyer who couldnt win cases but knew someone on the inside, ect... "

::shrugs:: all I got

It's obvious she was paid off.

Most of what I've heard of judges is that they are all lawyers that couldn't hack it. If they could hack they would still be lawyers.

Those that can not do, teach.

Those that cannot try, judge.

Ruth Jordan, lawyer from New York. Guarantee she is a liberal democrat. But ohhh nooo, the evil Republicans are for corporate corruption.

If it does end up ending in a mistrial, would double jeapordy kick in?

Argh! A teacher then a lawyer.

Bet she thinks she's right on everything.

Double jeopardy would apply if the prosecutor lost the case, then attempted to retry the defendant on the same charges.

A mistrial is neither a win nor a loss, it's just a do-over. In legal terms, meaning the first trial didn't even happen.

So no, double jeopardy wouldn't apply.

Holy hell, I can just imagine that stubborn self righteous granny.

The guy needs to spend the rest of his life in jail. That granny needs a good kick in the girdle.

Crucify her if this guy walks b/c of her!

One word "Jury-Tampering"

I was thinking Jury Tampering as well, but apparently this lady is pushing 80 and her attempts to scuttle the case have been far too overt.

I'm now thinking it's likely she is simply mentally deficient. I guess she was sharp at one time, but due to old age or whatever she has quite clearly "lost it". Why else would she give the "Ok sign" to the defense?

Since she is a lawyer, she would well know that such conduct is unseemly at best and illegal at worst. And her obstinance in not even being willing to discuss the case with her fellow jurors strengthens my feeling. Only a lawyer that had lost her mental faculties would behave in such a way.

They should really test jurors for mental deficiency before allowing them serve.

"I just wanted my mush!"

I was on a jury once...had to to with 'messy' financial records and stuff. A lot of finance was discussed during the trial, at which time the juror seated next to me would take the time to doze off. Guess who was the one juror that made us a hung jury?

(nope...not me.)

I remember once I was sitting a midterm and just before it me and my friend were doing the old "ok so 1 knock is for a and 2 knocks is for b" thing. THe thing is when the test started in the first minute when everyone went real quiet he asked really outloud "What's the answer to question 1?". I have a feeling he would probably do the same thing in a jury.

I say it's a case of one lawyer of a certain religious conviction helping a man of said conviction...of course there's money under the table for her.

/duh