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Sunday, October 04, 2009
Courts - More on "Astor Trial (Finally!) Heads to the Jury"
That was the headline to this entry from Sept. 22nd. Nearly 10 days, last Friday, Oct. 1, John Eligon of the NY Times had this article that began:
The buzzer rang at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, and John R. Cuti, a defense lawyer in the Astor trial, furrowed his brows. He glared at his wristwatch, then at a clock in the back of the courtroom.Had the jurors reached a verdict?
Uh...no.
They were simply alerting the court officers that they wanted to go home for the night.
After months of testimony that was at times tedious and at times shocking, perhaps the most psychologically grueling part of the trial is now in full swing: the waiting.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 4, 2009 12:12 PM
Posted to Courts in general