Well rested and refreshed. Had gone at the bar meeting last night. Re-hashed the trial with the people who were in and out of court and had lots of chuckles. What really hammered me was the fact that the victim (first witness) said they took $213 from his wallet. Later on under questioning from the DA the police officer testified as follows:
Did you find any money on the defendant?
Yes. I found $159 in his underware (OK-I can explain that)
Anything else?
Yea $4 in his pocket. ( Uh oh)
Anything else in his pocket?
Yes-a receipt in the defendant's name for the hotel room. (Please don't let it be for $50)
And how much was the receipt for?
It was from the defendant and was for $50 cash to pay for the hotel room. ( Oh ****! Well, we'll just not talk about that anymore in closing argument
Stick with the tennis shoes-stick with the tennis shoes and hope that they forget about the money. STICK WITH THE TENNIS SHOES).
Jury was out for 50 minutes and came back 12-0 guilty as charged on both counts. Pretty much as expected from the get go. Problem with trials is that even though you know you are going to be stomped-you get into a mindset that you CAN win (at least I do) and you actually are in a zone where you know you are going to win and you just pour yourself into it and give it all that it's worth. When you loose you are mad for a few minutes and then you step back and say "Hey-back up-you knew what this was when you started. The switch goes off and you suddenly get real tired. You go home satisfied for the job you did, get some sleep and then the next day start getting ready for the next one.
Anyway sentencing is set for July and I expect that after the DA bills him he will get the minimum 49.5 years which is flat time-he will do it day for day, unless he wins a geriatric parole . Was justice served? Yes.
