Father Gets a New Trial in the Death of His Little Boy
• Phoenix New TimesThe allegations, some of which were stunning, led to an extended court hearing where the judge and attorneys for both the prosecution and defense questioned each panelist — 12 deliberating jurors and three remaining alternates.
Be sure to read the backstory too:
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2012-03-08/news/eating-jeff-overzealous-prosecutors-a-runaway-jury-and-a-dead-five-year-old/
Unbelievable! Not only do you get to peer into the minds (what little of it there is) of the jury system, you realize how screwed anybody is in front of a jury.
The power of the judge or prosecutor over the jury is in direct proportion to the jury’s ignorance.
Red Beckman