The Many Faces of US Politics...

[David McKeown]

Recently sat on a jury in Queens. I don't think I'd want to run the risk of sitting on this particular one however.

Nearest I ever got was when I lived in Manhattan, I got called in to the initial meeting where the lawyer for each side got to speak to us briefly, sent off for lunch and by the time we got back it was settled, apparently settling right at the final moment is not unusual.

Pretty common over here anywhere

[whitey]

Last time I was in court I heard a priceless exchange between a suspect and their attorney in the lobby

The guy was claiming that he was a victim of mistaken identity and that it wasn't him caught on CCTV doing whatever it was he was being charged with.

The Attorney asked him could anyone vouch for him and provide an alibi.

He said yes....there was someone, but he only knew their nickname not their real name.

And he didn't know exactly where they lived, but they lived in one of the (sketchy) motels along a well known highway

And he tried to call them but their phone was disconnected.

I didn't wait around but I'm sure the judge took the "alibi" with a pinch of salt