Anxious Wait For A Verdict

Hartford Courant ^ | JUNE 5 2002 | LYNNE TUOHY

[2Trievers]

"We're all passengers on this ship. God knows where it's going."

Defense attorney Mickey Sherman made that observation at the start of jury selection in the Michael Skakel murder case in April - which seems like a millennium ago.

Tuesday the ship was adrift, waiting for a jury's actions to end the voyage.

Both sides in the case have played out their hands, and on the first day of deliberations Tuesday they lapsed into wait-and-see mode. For Sherman, that meant endless pacing and idle chitchat, and admitting to nervousness and nausea.

"How's Michael coping?" he was asked.

[martin_fierro]

The courtroom was a veritable cauldron of chatter, speculation, keyboard clicks and the turning of newspaper pages.

Ugh. Who writes this stuff?

[2Trievers]

Quit criticizing the HC ... we LOVE this rag! LOL &;-)

This is the PERFECT example of what happens when there is no competition ...

[LoneGOPinCT]

I gotta tell ya', I'm am pretty surprised that the jury has taken more than an hour or so. I thought that they would come back with a "Not Guilty" verdict yesterday. They may just want to make it look like they're being thorough and not rushing judgement, but at least poor Dick...err...Mickey Sherman and Skakel have to sweat it out a bit.

[LoneGOPinCT]

Quit criticizing the HC ... we LOVE this rag! LOL &;-)

This is the PERFECT example of what happens when there is no competition ...

We should revive the old Hartford Times. With your money and my...um...well...err...my something, surely we could get a dozen or so subscribers in this state 8^)

[2Trievers]

That's what I proposed a LONG time ago Lonester ... geesh! Asleep at the wheel again, eh? &;-)

I'll be the Nakie Loeb of the Constipation State and you can be my editor. We'll make history! David Lightman could still be our "man" in the Beltway! LOL &;-)

[2Trievers]

I guess no one is taking any bets on this one! LOL &;-)

[AAABEST]

How much you wanna bet that there's one or more Kennedy Dems in there that refuse to return a guilty verdict.

If I was forced to guess I would bet on a hung jury. Despite their many crimes I don't think I've ever seen a Kennedy found guilty of anything. You're bound to get a few of their suckmasters in any group of 12, especially in New England.

[LoneGOPinCT]

That's what I proposed a LONG time ago Lonester ... geesh! Asleep at the wheel again, eh? &;-)

Actually it should have been "We should revive the old Hartford Times." As in agreement rather than a statement ;^)

Yeah, Mr. Lightman does such a fine job of fair, unbalanced reporting not unlike the rest of the Courant staff. Maybe we could get Horgan and the Jackal-in as well.

[LoneGOPinCT]

CT (and Meek) Bump!

If any one would like to be removed from my CT Bump list, please let me know and it will be done ASAP. Conversely, if you would like to be added the same holds true.

[Marobe]

Morning Folks, I'm a cynic ...he'll walk. If not the hung jury, some other reason. As someone else comented.... I've never seen a Kennedy have to face responsibilities for their actions ie murder, rape, treason ....

[dead]

I think Skakel did it, but I think he'll walk.

The state never really proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Zero physical evidence and fuzzy thirty year old memories from a gaggle of seriously flawed witnesses.

If they were the least bit interested in it, they could have easily convicted him at the time he actually did it. But the Greenwich cops were more interested in not offending the Kennedys. Besides, there was donuts to eat.

[MeekOneGOP]

Skakel had left the court grounds with his bodyguard mid-morning, and was several minutes away when Kavanewsky summoned everyone into court to lay out for the jurors the ground rules for breaks they take outside the building. Kavanewsky glared at the defendant's empty chair and demanded, "Mr. Sherman, where's your client? I want him here, on site."

Kavanewsky took a brief recess and reconvened when Skakel appeared. He did not address Skakel directly, but told the lawyers, "Counsel are to be immediately available to the court, and that applies to the defendant as well. You can go off-site from 1-2 [p.m.]."

I don't remember him having a body guard in previous articles. Has he had threats
or something? Or is he just a wimp? He's a knucklehead, huh? His life hanging in the
balance and he's off wondering around somewhere like it's a boyscout campout or
something. And of course, we know he's no boy scout! Bailiff, whack his..........

[LoneGOPinCT]

I don't remember him having a body guard in previous articles. Has he had threats or something? Or is he just a wimp?

He has had the bodyguard all along. The guy is Michael Bolton's (barf) former body guard. Something like 6'6" 350 lbs. trained in firearms and martial arts. Don't think I'd want to test him. There have been some threats but nothing major that we've been privy to.

[MeekOneGOP]

Okay, thanks!

[MeekOneGOP]

BIG HEADS UP!
I didn't see WHO it was, but FOX News had someone on with a short ditty just a few
minutes ago that said that the things that the jury is asking for while in their deliberations
would point to them looking for a platform to develop a GUILTY verdict!
Until I heard that, I was just about to give ya a note that I was worried that since they
were deliberating so LONG, I would look for a NOT guilty verdict. Glass is STILL
half-full now though, LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

See #16, fyi.......