Jury Deliberation Begins
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Closing arguments were this morning. Judge Woodlock instructed the jury. Among his instructions:
- Knowing. If Chuck said something untrue, did he know at the time that it was untrue?
- Deliberation. Judge Woodlock instructed the jurors to only deliberate when all twelve jurors are present. No caucuses.
- No discussion out of class.
He let them go by noon and admonished them not to deliberate during lunch. Mid afternoon, litigants were called in for a question from the jury. “Please define ‘material’.”
While we were waiting for the jury I asked Chuck to “refresh my recollection” of his discussion of the Bhagavad Gita with the press the previous day. He explained Karma Yoga, the act of doing one’s duty without concern for the results. I asked him how he discovered the Bhagavad Gita. He could not recall. I reassured him that no negative consequences would attach. But as the discussion continued with fellow Community Church of Boston member John, Chuck pulled a well worn copy of the Gita from his inner coat pocket. I’m not a well traveled Unitarian-Universalist, but it seemed like a Universalist moment. I believe Chuck.
At ten minutes to five, litigants were recalled to say goodnight to the jury. Figure four hours of deliberation without a verdict.
- previous:
- Fact, Interpretation, and Motive
- next:
- Verdict!
