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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, September 26 2012 @ 10:14 AM EDT |
It's one thing to make innocent mistakes when on a jury. I know someone who
recently served on a jury who wasn't aware of that. Even though the Judge
probably mentioned it.
It's something entirely different to:
a) Not reveal all the legal cases in which you have been a party when asked to
list them all,
b) To promise not to use your past knowledge and experience to decide the case
and to then use that knowledge in an a attempt to "convince" your
fellow jurors of your point of view.
But I can see the case of (b) being quite prevalent in the system. It's human
nature. But a promise is a promise. My friend wasn't singled out for his
knowledge and experience and Mr. Hogan was. So the matter of the other jury
members letting this happen is really an innocent matter of human nature, but
Mr. Hogan's behavior is not. I see a pattern here, and a purpose. Although, I'm
not a string 'em high kind of guy, and I haven't seen any indications yet that
any one has asked for such relief. If I were the judge in this case, I'd
certainly be talking to this guy, at some point in time.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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