Death sentence for convicted cop killer Jul 13, 2008
Karo Johnson, another one of Ruiz's attorneys, ran at the jury box during his closing arguments holding the same baton Cpl. Nix used to break the car window of the car Ruiz was driving during the shooting incident. Johnson hit the jury box with the baton, causing many of the jurors to jump. (KHOU.com, TX)
Judge fines $200 for ringing cellphone Jul 2, 2008
He put both men in the jury box and finished the cases on his docket before doling out identical sentences to the men: a $200 fine or 10 days in jail ... "Have a seat in the jury box," Sloan told him ... He joined Freeman in the jury box. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jury deliberating in R. Kelly child porn trial Jun 14, 2008
Kelly's attorney banged on the jury box with his fist, he yelled and he whispered, he laughed and he pleaded for more than in hour in his emotion-filled closing ... The 27-minute film played on a monitor just outside the jury box - the lights switched off and the blinds pulled across courtroom windows - as Assistant State's Attorney Robert Heilengoetter read through sections of the indictment. (FOX 11, AZ)
How in Tarnation Did R. Kelly Get Acquitted? Jun 14, 2008
The only chance the prosecution had was that Kelly would slip up and re-enact the crime within viewing distance of the jury box. The defense, I'm guessing, will also send Lisa Van Allen a thank-you note. (Slate)
The game's up: jurors playing Sudoku abort trial Jun 11, 2008
In the District Court in Sydney, Judge Peter Zahra discharged the jury after hearing evidence from two accused men, one of their solicitors and the jury forewoman, who admitted that she and four other jurors had been diverting themselves in the jury box by playing the popular numbers game. More than 20 police gave evidence in the case, in which the two accused faced a common charge of conspiracy to manufacture a commercial quantity of amphetamines. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sudoku-playing jurors end drug trial Jun 10, 2008
"We were informed early on Monday of last week that that's what was happening in the jury box and then subsequent to that I made observation, sort of took note to watch what was happening," she said. "I noticed they were writing in all different directions and straight away I thought `they're not taking notes like we thought they were'. "Everyone assumed they were taking notes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paddock tells of own pain Jun 10, 2008
Over the past two weeks, Paddock's children climbed into the same jury box and told stories about being locked in their rooms and enduring painful lashings with plastic plumbing supply line. Jurors examined pictures of the Paddock children's bodies: black and blue and brown in orderly lines to match Paddock's "whipping stick."Just as Paddock's children testified that their father, Johnny, didn't stop the abuse, Lynn Paddock and her stepsister, Tanya Luck, told of a mysterious, uninvolved father... (News & Observer)
The Latest Zany Theory From R. Kelly's Defense Team Jun 6, 2008
On a giant screen 10 feet from the jury box, the state displays a screenshot from a video put out by the alleged victim's music group. Shonna identifies her cousin and band mate immediately. (Slate)
Fresno State football team doctor testifies in Shirley trial Jun 3, 2008
Hill's appearance turned a few heads in the jury box. The defense showed video of the play on which Shirley suffered the concussion, and Hill was asked if he noticed Shirley on the play. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Steve Jobs unlikely to face SEC options suit Jun 3, 2008
people who sit in the jury box, Sabino said. If I was a prosecutor for (the Department of) Justice I would think about that. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Don't be a Blokhed at the movies Jun 2, 2008
There was a brief murmur in the jury box before the forewoman stood up. "We don't need to deliberate on this, your honor," she said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Dispatches From the R. Kelly Trial May 23, 2008
For the jury, there's a giant screen on wheels in front of the jury box. For the press, there's a Sony flat screen, lashed to an A/V cart with thick orange straps as if it's a flight risk. (Slate)
Jury watches child sex tape at R. Kelly trial May 21, 2008
Their eyes fixed on a 4-by-4-foot monitor just outside the jury box. In the courtroom, the lights were dimmed and blinds drawn across windows. (MSNBC -- News)
Festival harmonizes with Florida island vibe May 18, 2008
Inside a white-domed county courthouse where William Jennings Bryan delivered a campaign speech, we sat in the jury box while the venerable Guarneri Quartet played beneath the judge's bench. "What makes the festival special is its home-grown quality. Even the lack of a conventional concert hall has been turned into a plus," says Michael Tree, the quartet's violist. (Boston Globe)
Jury deliberations expected to start today in assault trial of city man May 8, 2008
Arthur Jones testified that the man in the photograph, Steven Harnischfeger, had threatened to punch him as they stood on the sidewalk outside the bar, Bart and Urby s, and that the fight evolved out of self-defense. Prosecutors said Jones, 31, of Wilkes-Barre continued to pound Harnischfeger, 44, of Nanticoke even after the man had been subdued. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Pupils flock to 33rd District Court May 8, 2008
Other aspects of the day were learning about the court proceedings and getting a tour of the court from Adrian Kowal, Gibraltar city prosecutor, along with sitting in the seats of a judge, a defense attorney and a prosecutor, and trying out the jury box, Rudy said. Representatives from Canadian National Railway Co. educated students about not playing near trains, as well as how to practice safety around trains. (The News-Herald)
Student jury deadlocked May 4, 2008
Jurors were called to the jury box to hear a case against Donald Henry Odom who was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Jurors heard from Escambia County Assistant District Attorney Todd Sterns, who presented evidence connected with the charges against Odom. (Brewton Standard, AL)
INSIDE THE COURTS: Juror excuses: the good, the bad and the disqualifying May 3, 2008
In fact, it has been said the whole of democracy is contained within the ballot box and the jury box. Jury service is not overly burdensome. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Historic Central Texas Courtroom Takes Major Step Back in Time Apr 23, 2008
As well, he said, the room was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in that the jury box and witness box were not accessible to wheelchairs. Those problems are being addressed in the remodel as well, Firth said. (KWTX.com, TX)
Closing arguments given at CIETC trial Apr 22, 2008
"I think it's safe to say, you saw a lot of that," he told the eight men and seven women seated in the jury box during closing arguments. They were slated to begin deliberations on Tuesday morning. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Justice a real magnet to teens Apr 21, 2008
The courtroom will have a judge's bench, a witness stand, a jury box, deliberations rooms and a gallery. It also will be equipped with video cameras, microphones, telephones for teleconferencing, and digital projectors. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Four years for Huss Apr 18, 2008
"That man is arrested," the judge immediately said after Huss' actions, and a court security officer in the courtroom quickly went after Huss, who was in the hallway outside the courtroom, and brought him back into the courtroom, seating him in the chair in the jury box his sister had just left. "That's my sister. I love her to death," Huss, 19, of Wilmington, said after Frobish told him he was found to be in direct criminal contempt for his words and actions. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Tommy Holmes, star outfielder, embodiment of Boston Braves Apr 15, 2008
Tommy Holmes, who drove home the winning run in the first game of the 1948 World Series for the Boston Braves, had a special relationship with the fans who sat in the "jury box" bleachers along the right-field line at Braves Field in Allston. "Tommy represented what the Braves were all about," said Boston Braves Historical Association executive board member Saul Wisnia. (Boston Globe)
DA outlines Miranda murder Apr 11, 2008
Nineteen-year-old Javier Ceja, also known as "Gonzo," sat in the top left corner of the jury box, wearing the blue jumpsuit of adult prisoners, his hair clipped in the "jarhead" cut favored by Marines, his face tense. Juan Carlos Perez, 24, commonly known as "Puppet," entered the courtroom with a faint smile and was seated in the front row of the jury box, looking alert, confident and at ease. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
'Peeping Tom' Dentist Pleads Guilty to Taping Employees Apr 8, 2008
All eight victims, sitting together in the jury box, testified that they agreed with the plea deal. Three gave impact statements. (Fox News)
Absent but guilty Apr 5, 2008
When he was brought back hands shackled and seated in the jury box Ferguson was addressed by the judge, and became verbally abusive, lifted a juror's chair, and threw it into the well in front of the judge's bench, according to one observer. Three court security officers immediately tackled him and pinned him down, another witnesss to the incident said. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Courts To Use $$ For Security, Improvements Apr 3, 2008
Southampton Village received $13,068 for insulation of the jury box in its courthouse on Windmill Lane. The purpose of the insulation, Village Mayor Mark Epley said, is to segregate the jury room from the rest of the courtroom. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
When not to have a good time Mar 29, 2008
The judge told the female to have a seat in the empty jury box, where jail inmates are normally seated during the daily court hearing ... The female made her way to the jury box, sat down, folded her arms and glared at Gonzalez who moved on to the next case. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Not guilty plea entered for killing at The Glass Bar Mar 27, 2008
Wallace waited in the courtroom in a wooden chair, next to where the foreman would sit in the front row of the jury box. Two county sheriff s deputies stood watch nearby. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Investigators practice at witness stand Mar 21, 2008
When they weren t testifying, they sat in the jury box. DeMars, also an instructor in the course, acted as judge. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Guilty Verdict In NYC Child Abuse Death Mar 19, 2008
On Monday, jurors returned to the jury box four times, jumping from a re-reading of the most serious charge -- second-degree murder -- to the reading of a much lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter, and just before lunch, a notch up to first-degree manslaughter, reports New York Newsday. Sometimes she'd get me real angry, and I used to just throw her on the floor. (CBS News)
Judge denies teens' release Mar 19, 2008
On Tuesday, a baby-faced Mohr, with blond hair almost covering his eyes, stood in the jury box with his small cuffed hands resting on the railing. Mohr's stepmother declined to comment as she hurried out of the courthouse. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
It's nothing more than just silliness with words Mar 18, 2008
The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the ammo box ... " The soap box is gone, taken over by massive media conglomorates and the FCC and relegated to "Free Speech Zones". The ballot box is a joke. The candidates are all the same and pushing the same agenda, one world government. The jury box is the last place for non-violent people to make a stand against an unjust government. Incase you haven't figured it out, it isn't just the "have nots" that are doing drugs. Americans are doing... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Chippewa County is making way for a third branch courtroom Mar 15, 2008
A jury box would have to be added, and standard benches for spectators, plus some electronics and other modifications. The current rows of desks the county board uses would be removed and put up for sale. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Slaying suspect found guilty Mar 7, 2008
"If that's not premeditated, then what, it would have to be 100 times?" he said later, holding up an autopsy photo of the victim's body in front of the jury box. The prosecutor asked jurors to return a first-degree murder verdict and gave them two reasons to do so. (Florida Times-Union)
Suspect says he won't testify; defense rests Mar 6, 2008
The police video played on a flat screen TV in front of the jury box and on a laptop computer screen for Simmons and his lawyer. The defendant wiped his nose, sniffed and balled the tissue in his fist as he listened to the rest of it. (Florida Times-Union)
Read a passage from 'Change of Heart' Mar 4, 2008
He stopped in front of the jury box. "It's been fifty-eight years in the history of the state of New Hampshire since a member of my office has had to ask a jury to make a decision as difficult and as serious as the one you twelve citizens are going to have to make. This is not a decision that any of us takes lightly, but it is a decision that the facts in this case merit, and it is a decision that must be made in order to do justice to the memories of Kurt Nealon and Elizabeth Nealon, whose... (USA Today -- Life)
Jury selected for Heron sex abuse trial Mar 4, 2008
When asked by Guzynski, three of the first 24 potential jurors in the jury box and first two rows of the Sanders County courtroom indicated they had either been sexually abused or knew a family member who had been. As the day went on, others were excused because of hearing problems, personal problems or demands, because they said their minds were already made up or because they said they were likely to place more credence in the testimony of a law enforcement officer than that of other... (Missoulian, MT)
Plea Offers in Massive NY Mob Case Feb 29, 2008
Jailed defendants jammed the jury box, those out on bail crammed rows of seats in the courtroom gallery. The rest of the defendants were to appear another day. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Program offers taste of legal system Feb 25, 2008
The University Lakes arm of the program began meeting at the College of Law in November, using the college's courtroom classroom, which has a judge's bench, jury box and tables for lawyers and defendants. Law students volunteer through the college's pro bono program, which provides free law-related services to promote the public good or to those who cannot afford help. (AZCentral -- News)
Moberly lawyer and former KMIZ anchor to represent Rios in retrial Feb 22, 2008
The Missourian stated, Leonard moved toward the jury box where Rios was sitting before the status hearing and patted him on the head while whispering in his ear. Leonard s co-counsel Stone Grissom is a former Columbia KM IZ/Channel 17 anchor who has appeared on truTV, according to an online resume. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Edgeworth jury still deliberates case Feb 21, 2008
They had to review them at their seats in the jury box in the courtroom and leave them there. After a requested morning break, jurors were given a one and a half hour lunch break and asked for no afternoon breaks. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Sentencing hearing continues in Greatwood arson case Feb 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:41 PM CST. A 21-year-old Needville man who set his former girlfriend's house on fire five years ago spoke in court Monday to ask a jury for leniency, saying he has changed dramatically since spending almost two years in the Fort Bend County jail. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
NYC Jury Hears Gruesome Child-Death Case Feb 9, 2008
But the emotion in the jury box hasn't discouraged Rodriguez's attorney from forging ahead with a brazen strategy: effectively putting Nixzmary and her mother on trial. The aggressive former prosecutor, Jeffrey Schwartz, has portrayed the mother as the real killer, calling her a "monster" and mocking her as "Mommy Dearest." He has also labeled Nixzmary a violent and uncontrollable "little Houdini" a reference to her supposed knack at slipping out of the makeshift restraints devised by her... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Victim on trial in child-death case Feb 9, 2008
But the emotion in the jury box hasn't discouraged Rodriguez's lawyer from forging ahead with a brazen strategy: effectively putting Nixzmary and her mother on trial. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Crime)
History lives in Tombstone Feb 9, 2008
In case you can't imagine frontier justice, a trial is re-enacted on a wide-screen TV in front of the jury box ... Twelve thickly built wooden chairs aligned in two rows make up the jury box. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Lake Elsinore man sentenced to death Feb 2, 2008
Another woman seated behind her in the jury box choked back tears. After hearing the death verdict, Yonko sipped water from a cup then dabbed his eyes with a tissue. (North County Times)
Ashby jury backs death sentence for rape-murder Feb 1, 2008
But the two jurors who appeared to have been crying before the jury delivered its verdict were white, a man and a woman who sat together at the end of the jury box. Deprived upbringing During the trial's penalty phase, the jurors heard extensive evidence on Ashby's physically and emotionally deprived upbringing. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Jury sees Glover blame friend for child's death from handgun Feb 1, 2008
From their front-row seats in the jury box, several of the people who will decide Glover's fate leaned forward with interest and heard the sound of his voice for the first time. It ranged from a pleading whisper to a profane rant in the more than hour-long segment in which Glover, then 23, repeatedly denied selling a gun to a child. (Florida Times-Union)
Lasting legacy: Outgoing U.S. District Court chief leaves digital mark Jan 31, 2008
Jurors are now able to study court documents over computer monitors installed in the jury box, and the court's financial accounting system is digitized. He brought electronics to the Montana courts system, said Greg Munro, professor of law at the University of Montana. (Missoulian, MT)
Almost in session Jan 31, 2008
Jury box of 14 seats. Jury trials are rarely held in Lodi, so inmates usually sit in those seats while waiting for their cases to be called. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Kidnapping trial Jan 30, 2008
Wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with off-white thermals, Rogers sat next to about eight other alleged criminals in a jury box Monday morning. Judge Rebecca Pilshaw of the 18th Judicial Court of Kansas, heard Rogers waive his right to a jury trial with his court-appointed lawyer Crystal Krier standing by. (Wellington Daily News, KS)
Malpractice suit aborted Jan 29, 2008
"His death is why we're here today," Smith told the five-man, seven-woman jury Tuesday as a portrait of Lendel was displayed on a screen at the end of the jury box. "We believe the evidence will show it could have been prevented.". (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Get a glimpse at 'The Appeal' Jan 29, 2008
The door next to the jury box opened, and somewhere a giant unseen vacuum sucked every ounce of air from the courtroom. Hearts froze. (USA Today -- Life)
Night of terror - 'Heinous' crime spree lands five in prison for 20 to 40 years Jan 24, 2008
The attorneys for the defendants apologized to the victims seated in the courtroom jury box about 15 feet from the five men who were shackled, hands and feet. "This young man has accepted responsibility," said Carl B. Grant, an attorney for Staley. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Beer can main focus at murder trial Jan 18, 2008
"That's the first time I've ever see that done, passing a can of beer around to the jury," Baden said as the Bud Light made its rounds through the jury box. Moments earlier, Baden had picked up the can and showed how it, in his opinion, could have possibly inflicted the injury that killed 19-year-old Brett McCarthy at the end of an August 2006 brawl on a sandbar that had been the site of a beer-fueled teen party. (The Palm Beach Post)
GOPer apologizes for comments about nation's largest megachurch Jan 17, 2008
"I was doing my job. My job is to put jurors in the box who will give the death penalty," she told "In my mind, he was too forgiving. It's not my job as a prosecutor to try to put someone on death row by putting forgiving people in the jury box.". "I was doing my job aggressively, and I will always do my job aggressively," she said. (WorldNetDaily)
Courthouse gets security cameras Jan 16, 2008
The cameras are in a fixed position on entrance- and exit-ways, the courtroom lawyers regions and audience sections but not on the jury box, he said. But audio recording, which might pick up conversations protected by attorney-client privilege, will only be operating in cameras at the judicial building s entrance, not in the courtrooms, Hanington said. (Albany Herald)
Siegler's sorry she called Lakewood members 'screwballs and nuts' Jan 12, 2008
It s not my job as a prosecutor to put forgiving people in the jury box. Lakewood s members are very forgiving, church spokesman Donald Iloff said Thursday. (KHOU.com, TX)
Alva trial: Day 3 Jan 11, 2008
Could you step over here please, defense attorney Michael McLeaish said, pointing Johnnie Joe Oranday to a spot a few feet away from the jury box. For a few seconds, the bald, hulking Oranday, wearing a blue work shirt and jeans, looked over the panel of six men and six women. (Odessa American, TX)
Jury duty - a harsh sentence with little mercy Jan 10, 2008
On the trial I was called up for, jurors with problems included a private contractor who could not operate his business during the lengthy trial, a postgraduate student who was threatened by her supervisor with the suspension of her Australian Postgraduate Award, two inner-city residents who received eviction notices and had to find somewhere to live in Sydney's rental crisis - which was pretty hard to do while stuck in a cramped jury box all day - and two people who found stairs difficult to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
For Wecht, it's 1981 all over again Jan 6, 2008
Defense attorney Jerry McDevitt wrote in an early filing in the case, "At age 75, Dr. Wecht now stands charged in the twilight of his career of rendering dishonest services to the citizens of Allegheny County, ironically because in fact he refused to render dishonest services to the county to keep political peace with'' Mr. Zappala. Dr. Wecht also has claimed selective prosecution by Ms. Buchanan, a Republican, because he is a Democrat. Mr. Thornburgh even testified before two House judiciary... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Doing it justice Jan 6, 2008
The jury box in new courtrooms in the Clay County Courthouse expansion is equipped with monitors to allow jurors to get closer views of evidence and videos. The jury box in new courtrooms in the Clay County Courthouse expansion is equipped with monitors to allow jurors to get closer views of evidence and videos. (Florida Times-Union)
Securing justice Division III courtroom renovations should be done by end of January Dec 29, 2007
The jury box is being left in its current location ... When the renovations are done, Sodergren's courtroom should almost mirror Beetem's courtroom, with the exception of a jury box. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Courtroom receives facelift Dec 27, 2007
The removal of the paneling has allowed the light to shine through the windows again and the jury box will be removed and repositioned to allow the jurors a better view of the court proceedings. Thanks to the approval of the Supreme Court, the court room will take on a new look. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
