Posted on 10/11/2017 9:51:09 AM PDT by Elderberry
Tribune-Herald staff writer Tommy Witherspoon is live-tweeting from inside the courtroom in the trial of Jacob Carrizal, the first biker to be prosecuted for his alleged role in the May 17, 2015, Twin Peaks shootout.
Jury selection is underway, and opening statements are expected to be given this afternoon.
Nine people were killed and dozens injured in the melee between rival biker groups the Bandidos and Cossacks.
The judge and attorneys are talking to prospective jurors individually now. These are the ones who asked not to speak publicly about issues.
The judge is talking to the parties in chambers. They might begin calling in potential jurors who didn't want to talk about issues in public
Her last question: "Will each of you promise to give Jake Carrizal the fair trial he deserves and has been waiting so long to get?"
Gotro is asking each of the 145 or so on the panel if they will follow the law.
Gotro said a jury is allowed to disregard evidence if it finds the evidence was illegally obtained.
Gotro is asking the panel about items searched and seized without probable cause.
The gun discussion is ongoing. Gotro has really got the panel talking now, with comments on all sides of the issue.
Many say there are too many guns but they aren't comfortable with the government seizing guns from lawful owners.
Now she's got the panel in a 2nd Amendment discussion, asking if there are too many guns and if they fear the government will take them.
Gotro is saying that "technicalities" that people often chide defense attorneys for exploiting are actually important constitutional rights.
Gotro asked why someone would lie to a police officer.
Gotro is talking about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and reasons why it can be flawed. One juror said Twin Peaks served alcohol.
Gotro is warning jurors against what she called confirmation bias, having formed an opinion and only listening to evidence that supports it.
She is asking if witnesses, including police officers, always tell the truth. One juror said it is unlikely a police officer would lie
Gotro is picking up her voir dire where she left off Tuesday evening. She is asking why defendants might not take the stand.
The parties have agreed to proceed without the missing juror, but the judge ordered deputies to continue looking for him to execute the writ
The judge told the panel that we can't proceed at this time and recessed the proceedings actually before they started.
The judge issued a writ of attachment for a no-show juror and the judge is recessing the panel until he is located.
Stay tuned. There is never a dull moment around here and you never know what is going to happen next. But you can bet it won't be ordinary.
The jury panel is coming in now and defense attorney Casie Gotro will continue her voir dire examination of the panel.
Your tries are not wirking:
Phillip Barber Says:
July 12, 2017 at 3:12 pm
There is absolutely no way a fair trial can now be held in this county. First, the jury pool had been way to polluted over the last two years & 2nd, once they realize it’s their tax dollars they’ll be loosing… Eay Charles can figure out how they’ll sway.
Non-sequitur.
And define “cater”. Take your time.
focus
So you agree the corrupt prosecutors have polluted the jury pool because their cases are legal trash? Is that why you posted that?
Bookmark
That is not my post, you slug.
I really have NO idea where the gangsters got there child porn.
Post #41 is not your post? So now you lie?
So now your “child porn” fetish again. How about a straight answer to your post to me:
“I know why YOU cater to gangs.”
What do you know about me and define “cater”. Ya twisted punk.
What you posted as my post was not my post.
You lie like a gangland lawyer.
“So now your “child porn” fetish again. “
I am not the one defending those pedophiles.
How about a straight answer to my post to you.
Your tries are not wirking:
Phillip Barber Says:
July 12, 2017 at 3:12 pm
There is absolutely no way a fair trial can now be held in this county. First, the jury pool had been way to polluted over the last two years & 2nd, once they realize it’s their tax dollars they’ll be loosing… Eay Charles can figure out how they’ll sway.
41 posted on 10/12/2017 5:47:18 PM by TexasGator (Z)
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That sure looks like your post. Why are you lying? And why did you post it? Because you agree the corrupt prosecutors tried to taint the jury pool?
“That sure looks like your post.”
It was Phillip Barber saying ...
Yes And for the third time, why did you post it? Because you agree the corrupt prosecutors tried to taint the jury pool?
And you asked someone else for a straight answer. That’s rich coming from you.
“Yes And for the third time, why did you post it? Because you agree the corrupt prosecutors tried to taint the jury pool?”
No. Because it shows that your propaganda is not working.
“And you asked someone else for a straight answer. That’s rich coming from you.”
Duh. My question came first and you didn’t give a straight answer so why should I.
What propaganda? Be specific.
My question came first and you didn’t give a straight answer...
What question? Again, be specific.
Because it shows that your propaganda is not working.
What propaganda?
https://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:milehi/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
So in other words, you’re full of crap. That’s why you can’t ever give a straight answer.
What do you fail to understand about “be specific”? Other than the fact that you throw wild accusations against posters and Waco defendants alike. Then you make posts like that because you can’t back up your BS.
What a sorry piece of work.
That was your post.
You are just too confused to realize the implications of what you said.
“That was your post.”
Carefully excerpted by a goon.
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