2008.03.13
Jurors still waiting for court to begin
An hour after court was scheduled to start this morning, people are still milling about the courthouse, waiting for things to get under way.
It's unclear what is causing the delay. Prosecutors and defense attorneys could be discussing jury instructions.
When court starts this morning, it's expected that jurors will first hear their instructions and then closing arguments before beginning to deliberate about William Morva's sentence: life in prison or the death penalty. The 12 jurors' decision must be unanimous.
The courtroom is crowded today, with several of the people who testified for Morva yesterday sitting behind the defense table and nearly a dozen law enforcement officers in plain clothes on the prosecution's side.
