A great example of why the jury system is broken in the era of trials that take weeks. It’s just way too much to expect the average citizen to be able to serve essentially without recompense in a trail of that length.
In San Antonio, jurors were given free parking at the courthouse’s garage and a small amount, maybe $5, toward lunch cost. That’s it.
I served as a juror on a 1st degree murder trial that lasted three weeks. It was not a capital case, but most of us found it to be somewhat stressful and emotional. The perp shot his ex girlfriend in the head while their little boy was sitting in her lap. We convicted him on three of four charges including murder 1. The judge gave him 55 years to life.