Guilty

We got a late start at the courthouse this morning. We thought it was just because one of our jurors missed her bus, but found out later that the translator was also not available earlier. So while most of us showed up at 9am as directed, we didn't get into court until after 11am.

We heard the judge's instructions, listened to summations and the prosecutor's rebuttal, and then retired to our room at a few minutes to twelve. We all agreed to get started on the deliberations before breaking for lunch, and then decided to all grab our meals and bring them back to the room to continue deliberating.

It was an interesting process, and I'm grateful to my fellow jurors for being sincere, committed, and willing to really grapple with the issues. Our big problem was that we felt both attorneys had given us so little to work with.

( Details of the deliberation, for those so inclined )