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Russell Yates misses jury duty to make talk show circuit
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (a.k.a. "Startle-Gram") ^
| March 19, 2002
| Star-Telegram Staff (N/A)
Posted on 03/19/2002 5:06:40 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
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Russell Yates misses jury duty to make talk show circuit
HOUSTON - After weeks of attending his wife's capital murder trial, Russell Yates was absent on the one day he was legally obligated to be at the Harris County Courthouse for another purpose. Yates was a no-show for jury duty on Monday. He went to New York City instead to appear on NBC's "Today" show in the morning, then flew cross-country for an interview on "Larry King Live" in the evening. In so doing, Yates missed his wife's formal sentencing Monday morning and his 12:15 p.m. jury call. "We saw him all over TV the last day or so, so we know he's preoccupied," said Harris County District Clerk Charles Bacarisse, whose office oversees the jury selection process. "Sadly, a lot of citizens in our county miss jury duty," he said. "It's always unfortunate, but in this case it's unfortunate and ironic. It's completely bizarre." Andrea Yates, convicted of capital murder, was sentenced Monday to two concurrent life prison terms for drowning three of her five children on June 20. Yates, contacted in Los Angeles as he prepared for the King show, told the Houston Chronicle he remembered seeing a jury summons but it slipped his mind. Until Monday, he had been a courthouse regular for months. His wife's trial began in full on Feb. 18 after weeks of jury selection. Bacarisse said Yates, like any citizen who misses jury duty, can call the county and get a date reset. Yates asked the Chronicle for Bacarisse's phone number Monday.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: husband; juryduty; murder; russellyates; yates
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What a real civic-minded bum, huh?? </ sarcasm>
To: MeeknMing
Russell Yates is a one-man freak show.
To: MeeknMing
Oddly enough, I find this the most offensive thing hes done to date. Straight on the heels of his wifes trial in which he had no problem in requesting other citizens time to decide something that would have bearing on his life, he finds that he cant do the same for others.
He should be thrown in the slam for a few nights to set an example. Ungrateful b@astard.
Owl_Eagle
Guns Before Butter.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
That's the best summation of Russel Yates' character that I've ever heard.
To: MeeknMing
Yates missed his wife's formal sentencing Monday morning and his 12:15 p.m. jury call. Okay, he missed jury duty (this could be understandably, given the fact that he has been preoccupied with his wife's murder trial.....), but to miss his wife's sentencing? He'd rather be on t.v.? It's highly unlikely he "forgot" about that......which makes me think he did not "forget" about jury duty, either.
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posted on
03/19/2002 5:18:34 AM PST
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nicmarlo
To: MeeknMing
Considering his comments and lack of personal accountability for the tragedy in his family I'm glad he's not on a jury. He doesn't have the sense to serve on one.
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posted on
03/19/2002 5:20:28 AM PST
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Kozak
To: MeeknMing
Ya, but what kind of freak show put him on jury duty a week after his wife got a life sentence? Ya, he's a piece of work, but you have to think that whoever is in charge of selecting people for jury duty is also a piece of work.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
My mind keeps wanting to liken him to John Bobbit. I would assume that soon Russell Yates will be in the casts of a few porno movies, too.
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03/19/2002 5:23:21 AM PST
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scan58
To: scan58
I watched him on Larry King. He has a new career in mind,,says he has a "unique perspective" because of the last year, he chuckled as he said it. Some dingbat called in all weepy because of her bipolar illness and he positively oozed with sympathy and direct eye contact with the camera. Me thinks he was thinking "another Andrea, now what can I do to help"..Andrea was sentenced yesterday and not one family member who profess to stand by her was there, not even her mother. Russell still sees this whole thing as about how he is deprived,,not one word about his children never having the chance to grow up and live. Only about his lack of companionship and his lack of children.
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posted on
03/19/2002 5:28:37 AM PST
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cajungirl
To: cajungirl
Was it determined that the Yateses were on the liberal or the conservative side politically? Apparently, both had problems coping with reality. Maybe they were "conservative liberals" or "liberal conservatives."
To: powderhorn
Having recently done my own jury duty, I can tell you that the jury pools here in Houston are usually picked several years in advance. No one was cruel enough to pick him with his wife on trial, that's just how the numbers came up, and since he got his notice ages ago, why didn't he just call them to reschedule?
Yates is an inconsiderate twit.
To: cajungirl
He has a new career in mind...I know. Bizarre, isn't it? Like being in the shuttle program at NASA isn't cool enough?? My husband would probably kill for a job like that...er...so to speak.
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03/19/2002 5:42:04 AM PST
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scan58
To: MeeknMing
Who is running the jury duty system, the INS?
To: cajungirl
Notice last night how he kept saying 'when the children "passed away" ' . Attention, Mr. Oprah Yates: They were MURDERED (by your wife).
To: MeeknMing
Had this happened where I live, there would have been a bench Warrent Issued!
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03/19/2002 6:21:23 AM PST
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Area51
To: AmericanInTokyo
Yates won't make the mistake Harding, Baby Jessica's parents, Cato Katlin, Lorena Bobbit and innumerable other dim bulbs have made when their stupidy thrust them into the spotlight. He seems intent on capitalizing with a capital C on the misfortune and tragedy for which he had direct involvement.
To: Area51
You live in Area 51 pop. 51 so ya it might be easy to spot a deadbeat. Houston has over 3 million people wandering here and there.
By the way, I think Rusty should have sent the letter to the court secretary giving his predicament as an excuse. I am sure the judge would have given him consideration.
To: Kozak
Considering his comments and lack of personal accountability for the tragedy in his family I'm glad he's not on a jury. He doesn't have the sense to serve on one. Do you suppose he is the kind of juror they had to settle for in the OJ trial?
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posted on
03/19/2002 6:30:23 AM PST
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Mark17
To: MeeknMing
So glad he missed this. I would not want this functional psycho to make any decisions on a jury.
PS: I now believe that Andrea was driven crazy and that when she killed her children, she was killing Russell by extension.
R. Yates played his wife into mental illness. He basically helped drive her into a psychotic world of Satan and crazy preachers and he knew that the outcome of all this would be very dangerous.
A major league control freek cockaroach.
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posted on
03/19/2002 6:33:11 AM PST
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Helms
To: MeeknMing
This really irritates me. I am being forced (well, not really since I could use age exemption) to report for jury service this week. You are searched, screened and examined too many times because the judges are paranoid. Jury pay is six dollars a day. Not enough to pay for parking or transportation. If you get put on a jury you are forced to eat at the worst places in town and pay for most of your meals out of your own pocket. I make my complaints known every time I go and still get put on a jury most of the time. I doubt if this low life will ever have to report for jury duty.
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posted on
03/19/2002 6:36:42 AM PST
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FreePaul
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