Spaceheaters needed at chilly court house
Posted Sep18, 2007 at 01:57 PM
Family members of shooting victim Derrick McFarland brought in sweaters and coats, the sheriff's deputy standing guard outside the courtroom is running a space heater and reporters have brought in blankets to help handle the cold temperatures in the courtroom.
And jury selection continues. Two more jurors have been seated, bringing the total of jurors to 15. Nine more people need to be seated to get the case under way.
Meanwhile, the frigid courtroom temperature is not likely to change. The air conditioning in the courthouse is on and will remain running until administrators here decide to turn it off. The older system only allows heat or AC to run, without ability to moderate between the two. The switch to heat usually occurs later in the year.
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