Defense jokes with jurors, more seated
Posted Sep18, 2007 at 10:57 AM
In a little over 2 1/2 hours, four more jurors have been seated, bringing the jury to 13, as the pursuit of a needed pool of 24 continues. One member from each of the two panels of three was dismissed this morning.
In explaining the concept of impartiality to the second panel of three, which included a Virginia Tech professor and a Blacksburg town employee, defense attorney Tony Anderson used a humorous analogy that has become a staple of his questions to potential jurors.
Anderson, alluding to his love of golf, said it would be difficult for him to be unbiased if a case he was involved in revolved around that sport.
"If an individual was charged with damaging a golf course ... I would have to say that's bad for me," he said, in trying to explain to jurors the need to base their decisions on only what happens in the courtroom.
Anderson also joked with one seated juror, saying, that person was "a better man than me" because he could make his own decisions instead of listening to his wife.
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