Preemptive Strikes

We have a jury! I sat in the courtroom and watched 18 people go through what I had to go through exactly one year ago. I feel for those people. I don’t want to speak for them, but I know some of them at least are in shock right now. That feeling won’t leave them for a long time. I only hope that in the end they have the same feelings I have now. Of course, I can’t talk to them right now, but as soon as the trial is over I will do my best to let them know I am available if they want to know what to expect in terms of moving on with their lives.

Listening to Judge Boyce today, I can’t understand how I didn’t know that I was on the jury when the preemptive strikes were over. I know I listened carefully to everything he said. It’s all kind of a blur though so maybe I was catching on and maybe it’s my memory that’s foggy. The way I remember it, I thought I was just in another group of several groups when I walked out of the courtroom and into the jury room. It was in the jury room where I remember realizing that I had been selected as a juror.

I could not be more appreciative of the people I have gotten to know. Fellow jurors during the trial and many others after. Larry says we’re all family and I feel it. It’s way more than words.

Opening Statements will happen Wednesday, April 10 beginning at 8:30am mountain time and the first witness will be called right after.

I will tell you that one potential juror failed to show up today. Of course, that could be for any number of reasons. I hope that juror has a good one. I also hope that it’s nothing too drastic.

I’m not getting any work done in terms of writing my second book, but that’s okay. As soon as the trial is over I will get right back to it. I am gathering a ton of information. I spend a lot of time when court is on recess just listening to people talk. People like Kay and Larry and Tammy’s Aunt Vicki. I do three of four interviews everyday and in return, I get to interview people involved in the case.

Stay tuned!