El proceso de eleccion del jurado ya ha terminado: Ya tienen a los 12 del jurado
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MJJF eNews #493 - Thursday Feb 24, 2005
Jackson's Twelve Jurors Sworn InIn what seemed like record time, juror selection in the Michael Jackson case was complete. With each side limited to ten minutes of questioning by Judge Rodney Melville, what was expected to take weeks took only days.
The twelve jurors were sworn in on Wednesday morning the selection of alternates to continue today.
There are eight women and four men who range in age from 20 to 79 years old. Four are Hispanic, one Asian, and seven are white. There are no African Americans on the jury.
The jurors are referred to by numbers as their names are kept confidential. But a brief description of each is revealed through questioning by the prosecutors and defense attorneys.
Juror 1 said he "avoids Geraldo (Rivera)" when watching news. He said he tries to overlook differences in people's lifestyles. The retired painter, who owns a home in Santa Maria, said of child witnesses: "You have to look at each individual case and make a judgment. You can't generalize."
Juror 2 does bronze casting, clay molds and is interested in Western art. He watches sports and coverage of the Iraq war and reads the local newspaper classified sections for garage sales. "I don't put celebrities on a pedestal," he said. "I would look at (Mr. Jackson) as just another person who needs a fair trial."
Juror 3 has been training horses and teaching riders for 31 years. Her first impression of Mr. Jackson in the courtroom: "He's a very small man with big energy."
Juror 4 teaches high school math and likes art galleries, "although there's not too many in Lompoc."
Like most of the jurors, she said she's critical of the media. "(High-profile) cases are covered too much. Everyone's an expert. . . . In order to get a fair trial, opinions shouldn't be put out like that."
Juror 5 is the oldest at 79. She watches only the last part of the "NBC Nightly News" while waiting for "Jeopardy!" to start: "I'm a 'Jeopardy!' freak, not a news freak. I'm an old-movie buff, and I like things that make me happy."
Her grandchildren emulate Mr. Jackson's dance moves, and she said, "I heard more about him in Russia than I do here."
She said a young relative had been arrested on a misdemeanor sex offense and was in therapy. "It really opened my eyes. . . . It ended up being a positive thing. It will actually make me more fair."
Juror 6, a physical therapy aide who works in a nursing home, plans to enroll in an licensed vocational nursing program in the fall. The 22-year-old said Mr. Jackson's music was "long before her time."
She said she hopes Mr. Jackson "finds a fair jury" despite all the press coverage.
Juror 7, a 42-year-old special education aide, said her four kids don't leave her time for hobbies and that she "believes in making her own decisions about things."
Juror 8 has a relative who is retired from the New York City Police Department. Even though her husband is a reporter, she said she's skeptical about the media. "I would like to think the media wouldn't affect jury decisions. But it might affect other people watching it."
On child witnesses, she said, "I think children do lie. . . . But on the other hand it's easier to get things out of a child than an adult."
Juror 9 said her hobby is cooking. She said she never followed Mr. Jackson's career but grew up with his music: "I think he's a wonderful entertainer."
Juror 10 is the youngest juror at 20. He said he hasn't been paying attention to the news recently. But he normally watches it on Fox and KCOY and is a fan of "The Simpsons" TV show. In high school, he liked crafts, drawing and ceramics. When asked if he could keep an open mind, he said, "Definitely."
Juror 11, a 21-year-old who uses a wheelchair, wants to be a motor sports journalist. He visited Mr. Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch in the sixth grade with the United Cerebral Palsy Group. He said the media coverage "is way too much for something like this."
Juror 12 has a close friend who is an officer with the San Luis Obispo Police Department and another who works in probation. She's a supervisor with the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services and likes museums and theater. She would be "cautious" with child testimony and said she thinks "the justice system prevails, despite the media."
Source:
Santa Barbara News Press/MJJForum
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