[Texas_Jarhead]

"Jurors weren't allowed to be told that Harris was drunk and on cocaine, nor that he had served time in prison for two burglary convictions."

this is always tough. the last jury I was on a man was on trial for agg. assualt w/deadly weapon. the defense was decent utilizing self defense if I recall correctly. After the trial the judge told us how the guy had a rap sheet a mile long that included assault. what was presented to us as an isolated incident turned out to be par for the course.

[KansasCanadian]

"Jurors weren't allowed to be told that Harris was drunk and on cocaine, nor that he had served time in prison for two burglary convictions."

The last jury i sat on was weighing the case of a man who was found to be in possession of a few grains of cocaine at a car wash. After careful deliberation, we came back with a guilty verdict. After the trial was over, the judge came in the jury room and told us that the defendant had numerous priors and had the tracks in the arms to prove current use. We all breathed a sigh of relief, as none of us were told anything prior to our decision