We've all seen the drill on shows like Law and Order. The jury comes back and finds your client guilty, so, you, as the criminal defense attorney poll the jurors. They always say the same thing as the verdict, as they usually do in the real world. So what happens when one of the jurors doesn't agree with the verdict? That happened recently in New York, and surprisingly, neither lawyer nor the judge knew what to do. After a quick reference to their Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Court sent the jurors back for more deliberations. Long story short, the accused was acquitted and there was much rejoicing.
I'm reminded of an old Cheers episode, where Frasier was talking about when he was on his way to becoming a Rhodes Scholar, and Woody asked him why when they fixed the potholes, it the blacktop was so much darker than the rest of the street. "I don't know, I missed that day, Woody."
"And now it's come back to haunt you."
2 comments:
Personally, I wonder how common people like Woody are. Woody is seldom confused, doesn't worry about keeping up appearances, isn't trying to impress the world. He is refreshing in his innocence and takes joy in life. I wish I could be more like that.
BTW, isn't it Haiku Wednesday?
Wenesday has come now
But you give us no haiku
Moving broke rhythm
(love gramma's Haiku)
and I agree ... there was an innocence about Woody that was so almost huggable. People need to reach down and embrace their own innocence from time to time. It's there, just covered in dust bunnies and pieces of broken dreams.
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