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For the first time in fifty years NO "back to school" shopping for me.......I'll miss it!

You are correct about OJ trial taking on life of its own. In that way these two seem similar.

Read Neal's testimony today. First questions by Duseck established him as a "hostile" witness. Not wanting to be there etc. Thought he did a fairly good job. I don't see anything in the testimony that helped Duseck THAT much. What a "mean" thing to do to both the son and the father. Except for a couple of porn questions, most could have been obtained from other witnesses. IMO it made Duseck look bad.

BTW how many men/women are on the jury? I forgot.

I don't see anything in the testimony that helped Duseck THAT much. What a "mean" thing to do to both the son and the father.

Good evening hoosiermama. I thought I would point out that one of several things Dusek established through Neal is that Westerfield called his son Saturday to go check his house and make sure it was locked up. Neal did this (his mom waiting in the car outside) before DW returned Sat. afternoon to the neighborhood.

Several things are significant about this and Dusek will explain in his closing.

What a "mean" thing to do to both the son and the father.

P.S. It was kind of "mean" of Westerfield to let his attorney hint that the child porn belonged to his son, imo.

I'm copying this from another post, so...

Juror #1 A woman who works as a welfare-eligibility worker for San Diego County. During jury selection, she expressed concerns about the behavior of Brenda van Dam, the victim's mother.

Juror 2 A Hispanic father of four who has two granddaughters, ages 10 and 2. One of his children works in daycare. He was drafted into the Army as a young man and believes in the death penalty.

Juror #3. This 83-year-old white male retired from a 32-year military career as an Army colonel. He has a 7-year-old granddaughter, and takes medications for back problems, blood pressure, and arthritis. He expressed concerns about the death penalty because he has a mentally handicapped son, and knows some states execute regardless of mental capacity.

Juror #4. An older white female born in Germany, she is a supporter of the death penalty. She takes care of her husband, who is ill, and works at a German cultural center. She has a friend who is a retired prosecutor.

Juror #5. A white female who takes the anti-anxiety drug Paxil. She listens to conservative talk radio, including Rush Limbaugh, and believes in the death penalty.

Juror #6. A white male who studied theater arts and now works as an insurance claims adjuster. He says he considers his position of the death penalty a five on a scale of one to 10, and says that if someone is arrested, there must be facts to support it.

Juror #7. An older white woman who works as a county probate examiner, she has served on two juries previously and also worked for a criminal defense attorney at one point. She supports the death penalty.

Juror #8. A black female who suffers from stress. She believes pornography is "sick" and "immoral," and hopes to get a masters degree in Christian education.

Juror #9. An older black female who was born in Panama, she has one child and two grandchildren, ages 13 and 5. She has served on two juries in the past, including one that ended in a hung jury. She says she has never seen pornography before, but says, "I'm an old lady, nothing would shock me." She supports the death penalty.

Juror #10. A male who has a 7-week-old child and works as a certified public accountant. He believes the death penalty is a deterrent in certain cases and a legitimate means of punishment.

Juror #11. A white male who is the father of a 9-month-old child and works as a software engineer. He spent some time in the military working in naval intelligence, and his father was a state trooper for 25 years. He believes this case is a big responsibility. He considers himself a strong supporter of the death penalty, was brought up Christian, and believes in "an eye for an eye."

Juror #12. A married male who has taken classes at a local college for business management. He expressed his desire to be on the jury and believes that a defendant should testify, but says he has an open mind concerning the case. He says the death penalty is fair and believes in an "eye for an eye."

I've been meaning to go an read Neal's testimony, I haven't had a chance. I think that when Feldman called the police officer to testify that Neal told him in an interview that he was looking at porn proves that Neal did lie on the stand. He was in a bad position,but he should have told the truth. The prosecution brought on the Porn charges and the defense has to rebutt it. Its not a nice thing at all.

Hey Fresno,

How about a prize for our 666 winner tonight?

Yipes!!! Almost missed it!!!

You are the winner of today's 666 Post!!

Fres gives out the prizes. I just HTML shriek!!! Thanks Demsux for the reminder