I saw something the other day that said, "If God brings us to it, he will get us through it." Gives me hope for anything.

Wanted to update everyone on the trial I was sitting on. We deliberated for 4 1/2 hours on Tuesday. The guy being tried was charged with sexual assualt, menacaing with a deadly weapon and 2nd. degree kidnapping. We had no trouble agreeing on the first two charges, but were deadlocked on the third. We sent the judge a question and his answer cleared it up for the 3 who were insure. We found the guy guilty on all 3 counts. We all felt better afterwards, when the judge came to the jury room and was finally able to tell us of the guys' "priors". His first assault was at age 17 (he's 44) and he had raped several women, including an 8 month pregnant one. He had also been charged once with attempted murder. He had come to our town in a stolen car and raped a 66 year old woman in MO, before arriving here!
He will be sentenced in early April and I know the judge will put him away for many years, hopefully, till he dies.

Hi,Jackie: Were you sequestered for the duration of the trial or only during deliberations?

We were not sequestered at all and the deliberations only took a few hours.

Bluebird, everytime I see one of your posts, I see Oprah on her trip across the nation. Is that funny?

I have to wonder about a system that does not allow priors to be admitted in evidence when they are directly related. Any lawyers out there that can explain this to me?

I am glad deliberations went quickly. Thanks for sharing.

I don't want to cover this thread but my girlfriend's son has been in a head-on automobile accident and is in ICU. They really need our prayers. Thanks.

Dianne, you have my ongoing prayers. I'm so so sorry to hear this.
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I'm so sorry to hear this, Dianne. I will keep him in prayer. My son was in an accident in Dec., but despite being in the front seat w/no seat belt and rolling 2 1/2 times, got out w/o a scratch.
How old is the boy?

Oh Dianne, that's rough. My son's friend was nearly killed in a head-on three years ago. He was 17 at the time, and a car passed another car and hit him. He was in a tiny little Kia, so he had no protection.

This boy was in a coma for about two weeks, and they weren't sure he was going to make it. Then, after he woke up, they weren't sure if he could read, write, etc. After about one year of intensive physical and other types of therapy, he is now a college student studying to be a lawyer.

He has speech problems, and a strange way of walking, but he's back.

Give your friend our love and support, k? This is so hard for everyone.

He's 17. He's bleeding internally and they haven't found the source of it yet. I've been just sick over this.