tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post7186996181019109239..comments2023-03-30T03:42:23.770-04:00Comments on quidquid quidquid: the verdictquidquid katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-19287272407800840352010-05-19T08:02:45.517-04:002010-05-19T08:02:45.517-04:00Chase--I had the same experience. It's neat to...Chase--I had the same experience. It's neat to see what people of all walks of life do when they are trapped in a room together for days on end!quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-66480243202838188042010-05-18T23:22:39.454-04:002010-05-18T23:22:39.454-04:00I recently finished as a juror on a murder trial i...I recently finished as a juror on a murder trial in DC. Your experience almost exactly mirrors my own. Isn't it funny that I thought my trial was unique? <br /><br />As much of a pain as it was (mine went for 9 long days), it was a fascinating look at our society and its flaws (and maybe its strengths.) It was interesting enough just getting a cross section of ages/races/education levels in one room, forced to speak to one another.Chasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-61616103745651609672010-04-13T23:09:48.196-04:002010-04-13T23:09:48.196-04:00Trisha,
Thank you SO MUCH for posting links to my...Trisha,<br /><br />Thank you SO MUCH for posting links to my blog on your listserv. Writing this has been really theraputic for me and it means a lot to know that people are reading--especially jury consultants! Please link away and let me know if I can answer any questions or anything for you.<br /><br />Until today, I didn't even know there was such a thing as a jury consultant!quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-32330598859835588992010-04-13T21:40:44.245-04:002010-04-13T21:40:44.245-04:00Katie,
I am also a jury consultant and live in the...Katie,<br />I am also a jury consultant and live in the Atlanta area where you do. I posted links to your blog on a listserv to jury consultants around the country early this morning. I see you have already heard from one of them who was as impressed as I was with your posts. They were particularly interesting to me, as I am a former legal writer here in Atlanta. Well written! I will also probably reference your blog posts in a column I am doing for the Fulton Daily Report, the local legal paper. So you may get even more responses once that happens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491340482959084114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-30305642383266630432010-04-13T19:37:13.518-04:002010-04-13T19:37:13.518-04:00Thank you so much for reading! I can't even im...Thank you so much for reading! I can't even imagine how many did-good-but-don't-feel-good moments go along with motherhood.quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-51278700440148814632010-04-13T19:34:08.976-04:002010-04-13T19:34:08.976-04:00I was so glad to see you wrapped it all up for us....I was so glad to see you wrapped it all up for us. I loved the entire series. As to your discussion questions, I feel like motherhood is full of moments of doing good, but not feeling good about it. You want to make your kids happy and to give them everything. It hurts to deny them these things even when you know it is to make them better people.The Prudent Patronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581627782311497257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-78474515635793368362010-04-13T12:09:47.435-04:002010-04-13T12:09:47.435-04:00Hi Edward! Thank you so much for taking the time t...Hi Edward! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my posts. I just surfed over to your Jury Box blog and I am really eager to give it a thorough read when I get home.<br /><br />I'm so glad a professional stumbled across these posts! I've really been wanting to know more about the legal blogging community, since this experience really piqued my interest in criminal law. Do you have any blogs to recommend to a layperson like me? If I wanted more legal-type folks to read this series of blogs, where would be a good place to post links?<br /><br />Thanks again for your kind words. I do have one question for you: I was stunned that the judge and attorneys called the jurors by their last names. Is this protocol? Doesn't that endanger the jurors?quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-41658564260132324752010-04-13T11:26:04.232-04:002010-04-13T11:26:04.232-04:00Dear Katie,
Let me preface my remarks by letting y...Dear Katie,<br />Let me preface my remarks by letting you know that I am a professional jury/trial consultant. So, I evaluate juror behavior for a living. I think that your account of your experiences at this trial is outstanding. I particularly appreciate that you found a way to capture the uncertainty and emotional conflict associated with your experience without referring to any of the specifics of your case. It makes your story feel more universal (which I think it is in many ways). I plan to reference your experience in my own blog and I will be sure to encourage my readers to check out your posts. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the process you just went through. Well done!<br /><br />-EdwardEdward P. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608025606172215048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-50951280158176483542010-04-13T10:44:37.670-04:002010-04-13T10:44:37.670-04:00Wow, Melody Ann! Thanks for following so closely. ...Wow, Melody Ann! Thanks for following so closely. It really took a while to work up the nerve to write this last post. It feels really good to be done with writing this series--it's been really cathartic.quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-66974526993095874152010-04-13T09:30:53.328-04:002010-04-13T09:30:53.328-04:00I have looked forward to this post with dread and ...I have looked forward to this post with dread and anxiety and hope for closure. It was actually the first thing I thought of when I woke up Saturday morning. Thank you for bringing us all through your journey. (And for putting a better perspective on the scope of my own 'problems').<br /><br />And without going into too much (or any) detail, I do good and feel shitty about it all the time at my job.Melody Ann Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724839998820519422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-92131656584066230102010-04-13T07:50:55.414-04:002010-04-13T07:50:55.414-04:00You have no idea how much that means to me, darlin...You have no idea how much that means to me, darlin. Thank you so much--that is such an incredible compliment!quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-91765401618835636102010-04-13T07:35:38.007-04:002010-04-13T07:35:38.007-04:00I've already said this to you once before - bu...I've already said this to you once before - but this is seriously some of the most interesting stuff I've ever read on the internet.kerri elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986684140184632616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-303219619089857392010-04-13T07:05:22.950-04:002010-04-13T07:05:22.950-04:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-28459824381477574252010-04-12T23:29:46.807-04:002010-04-12T23:29:46.807-04:00this series of posts is so fascinating and well-wr...this series of posts is so fascinating and well-written! thank you so much for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-26465668612470677412010-04-12T21:36:20.927-04:002010-04-12T21:36:20.927-04:00Thank you so much for taking the time to read and ...Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment Meghan and Lynne! It means more than you know.quidquid katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136522704029173135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-35677744960847535222010-04-12T21:14:06.307-04:002010-04-12T21:14:06.307-04:00This was riveting, Katie. I have always been semi-...This was riveting, Katie. I have always been semi-obsessed with courtrooms and trials, but never really gave much thought to how it would feel to have to be in your shoes and do what you did. Thanks again for sharing.Lynne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08340287635917386926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832748644398583871.post-39697009606865189402010-04-12T19:23:42.962-04:002010-04-12T19:23:42.962-04:00Katie, I cannot for the life of me think of a time...Katie, I cannot for the life of me think of a time when I did good, but it didn't feel good. I know it's happened to me before, but all I can think about after reading your story here is how awesome I think you are. I wish so badly I could have been there to shake your hand, too. Then give you a high five. Then take you out for a cider at The Vortex. I could not have done as well as you, and think about how differently that trial would have been without you on the jury, let along without you as the foreperson. You are one hot lady. Everyone is lucky to be your friend.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655418602472260978noreply@blogger.com