The Houston CHRONIC-le reports:
Judge Sherman Ross tried to assemble a jury of peers for a woman accused of possession of a marijuana on trial Tuesday.
But authorities say prospective juror Cornelia Mayo might have taken
that concept a bit too far after she was caught smoking a joint outside
the courthouse during a break.The 49-year-old Houston woman was one of 20 people in a jury pool in Criminal Court at Law No. 10.
Ross said he realized something was wrong when juror No. 2, Mayo,
didn’t return from a 45-minute break. Before the judge could file a
bench warrant for the missing juror, his bailiff got a call from police
notifying him that Mayo was being booked on a charge of smoking
marijuana outside the criminal courthouse."I’ve had prospective jurors get lost before, but it never occurred
to me that they might be getting ready for a marijuana trial by,
allegedly, smoking marijuana," Ross said.
Next month: Judge caught smoking marijuana during trial of juror caught smoking marijuana during trial of woman caught with marijuana.
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on Aug 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
You’ve got to wonder what You’ve got to wonder what went on in voir dire with this woman…did she just ignore the questions about whether she’d be able to find someone guilty for possession of marijuana? Or was this the most objective woman in the world- willing to find someone guilty of possession while being high herself?
And where exactly was she smoking? In the alleyway between the courthouse and the jail? Unbelievable…
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