I wonder if any members of the jury will be persuaded by this psycho-babble to go with a life sentence over the death penalty? I certainly hope not.
This was written about juror No. 3 before the trial started:
The race issue continued to fester during jury selection last week, when both prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to exclude a black man, a Boeing employee, from the jury. The defense objected to his strong support for the death penalty, while the prosecution said he appeared sympathetic toward the Carrs because of their race."I hate to see young black men go through this," the man said during jury selection.
But Sedgwick County Judge Paul Clark refused to dismiss him, citing the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Batson vs. Kentucky, which bars courts from striking black jurors on the assumption that they would favor black defendants.
Juror No. 1 is a 23-year-old white male carpenter who neither favors nor opposes the death penalty.
Juror No. 2 is a 59-year old black male executive who strongly favors the death penalty.
Juror No. 3 is a 49-year-old black male who works at Boeing and favors the death penalty in certain cases.
Juror No. 4 is a 34-year-old white male Cessna machinist who strongly favors the death penalty and presumes the Carrs are guilty.
Juror No. 5 is 68-year-old retired white male civil aviation administrator who favors the death penalty in certain cases and presumes the Carrs guilty.
Juror No. 6 is a 23-year-old unemployed white female who neither favors nor opposes the death penalty and presumes the Carrs guilty.
Juror No. 7 is a 23-year-old white female accountant who neither favors nor opposes the death penalty.
Juror No. 8 is a 51-year-old white male Koch Materials employee who strongly favors the death penalty and presumes the Carrs are guilty.
Juror No. 9 is a 63-year-old white female nurse who strongly favors the death penalty.
Juror No. 10 is a 38-year-old white female department store worker who neither favors nor opposes the death penalty.
Juror No. 11 is a 30-year-old white male Boeing employee who neither favors nor opposes the death penalty.
Juror No. 12 is a 27-year-old white female who works in advertising who favors the death penalty in certain cases.
Juror No. 3 is a 49-year-old black male who works at Boeing and favors the death penalty in certain cases.
contradict this statement of juror #3:
"I hate to see young black men go through this," the man said during jury selection.