Word: shead
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Serving on a jury is a duty of citizenship that involves a number of obvious obligations, among them being attentive and avoiding contact with any of the principals or lawyers in the case. Theodore Shead, 45, showed up this month in Miami to do his duty at the trial of an accused rapist, but during the lunch break he was seen talking to the defendant. At lunch, it turned out, he had had at least two martinis and, when the trial resumed, as is the martini drinker's wont, he fell asleep...
After a few minutes, the state attorney passed a note to the bench: "The No. 1 juror is either ill or under the influence. He has not opened his eyes since coming into the courtroom." The astounded judge had Shead awakened. Then he angrily declared a mistrial and sentenced the surprised juror to 30 days for contempt of court. Shead was immediately packed off to the county jail, and last week the judge ordered a hearing to determine whether he should be transferred to an alcoholic rehabilitation center...
Finally Gov. Nelson A. Rockfeller of New York, told the crowd that "we've got perilous days days shead on both the international and domestic sweep...
When Niederhoffer went back into the court after the mid-match break, there were five individual matches in progress. The Crimson was shead in two, and behind in two. Niederhoffer and Voss, both aware that whichever team could be sure of winning three of the five first-round matches would have a large advantage, climbed to a 13-13 tie in the fourth game. Staking the game on the best five of nine points, Voss moved to a 4-3 lead...