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Pie · 10-13-2007, 12:44 PM

That wasn't presented to us, Zen. We were not told of the little girl's discovery.

It's amazing what data does and does not make it in front of the jury. I took very seriously the injunction not to read/see anything about the case in the media (easy for me to do, since I had never wanted to read anything about Trenton in the ~30 years I've lived in this county). I guess the judge must have ruled that the little girl's statement, etc. would have been too prejudicial. It may make it into the sentencing phase.

I was only selected as an alternate right before deliberation started. Let me tell you, I was pissed. As anyone who knows me can vouch, I am nothing if not opinionated. Sitting through three weeks of testimony and missing the chance to make my opinions known was hard to swallow.

10-13-2007, 12:44 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	That wasn't presented to us, Zen. We were not told of the little girl's discovery. It's amazing what data does and does not make it in front of the jury. I took very seriously the injunction not to read/see anything about the case in the media (easy for me to do, since I had never wanted to read anything about Trenton in the ~30 years I've lived in this county). I guess the judge must have ruled that the little girl's statement, etc. would have been too prejudicial. It may make it into the sentencing phase. I was only selected as an alternate right before deliberation started. Let me tell you, I was pissed. As anyone who knows me can vouch, I am nothing if not opinionated. Sitting through three weeks of testimony and missing the chance to make my opinions known was hard to swallow. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.