Steven Avery and Governor Jim Doyle.
Posted on 03/18/2007 9:15:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Most of the time.
"How often do jurors pass up their chance at 15 minutes of fame?"
Most of the time when they are from a small town they are not looking for fame, just justice.
I wasn't the one who posed the question about jurors seeking their 15 minutes. Can't say I ever saw much fame seeking out of the jurors of other big Wisconsin cases before this, though could just be cuz I missed it, not that there wasn't any.
I was the one who asked the question about fame-seeking jurors. Lest my meaning be misunderstood, I found it commendable that a jury would announce ahead of time that they would not be talking about the case. That contrasts sharply with the behavior of jurors in other high-profile trials (most recently, the Libby case), who trip over each other in their rush to the TV cameras to tell all.
I knew you were the one who asked, which is why I pinged you. Figured you were talking about the Libby juror & I know there have been vocal jurors in other cases.
Your statement got me wondering about jurors in the Dahmer, Anderson, Vey & Chmura cases. Three out of four of those cases were tried in the larger cities in the state & other than profiles of some of the Vey jurors, can't say I heard anything about or out of any of them. Even the trials with strong political ties like the tire slashers, I haven't noticed that there was much interest in the jury.
My first thought was how did he get acquitted of mutilating a corpse?
I agree. Though I'm of the view that if you run a cops wife off the street at gunpoint anything they send you up the river for is a valid conviction.
But even in that case I don't think it was police misconduct. They rounded up potential suspects and the gal picked him.
Awesome.
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