Word: juror
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This was an attempt to send a message that this type of conduct in investigations and arrests will not be tolerated," Defense Attorney Weitzman declared of the decision. The jurors confirmed that for some of them at least, this was the case. "The whole thing makes me angry," said Juror Jo Ann Kerns, a department-store assistant manager. "What they did to De Lorean could happen to anyone. That's the message. People should understand that." Foreman William Lahr, an insurance claims adjuster, reported that the jury hoped the verdict "would indicate to the Government that they should...
...trial of Automaker John Z. De Lorean on cocaine-trafficking charges was nearly short-circuited last week by eight white envelopes. Six jurors and two alternates in the ten-week-old trial acknowledged that they had received unsolicited copies of a House report that was highly critical of the kind of FBI "sting" operation that snared De Lorean. The material came from the office of California Congressman Don Edwards, chairman of the subcommittee that prepared the study. Edwards said the copies were posted in response to what seemed a routine request from a San Francisco letter writer to forward...
...stunned to read about the man who jumped in front of a subway car in a suicide attempt and then collected a $650,000 award for his efforts [Jan. 9]. This story illustrates once again the sham our legal system has become. Any sane juror would have made no award and instead would have held the plaintiffs family and attorney responsible for all legal and court costs...
...size of an award is influenced by many factors-for one, the jury's perception of who will be paying. In suits brought against subway or bus authorities by crime victims, says Chicago Attorney Philip Corboy, "jurors recognize that it's their own tax dollars that pay for the award." And a juror's financial status may matter. Says New York's Moran: "The banker in Westchester won't give you a nickel, while Bronx jurors will give you the courthouse...
...evening of classic G&S fare begins with the one-act Trial by Jury, which features cleverly staged dancing by the chorus of jurors and choruses of bridesmaids and women in court. The 1940s-style costumes adorn the simply set stage of a courtroom with judge's stand and Juror...