Well, It Is Suppose To Be a Jury of Your Peers

Defense attorney Leslie Ballin called it the "jury pool from hell."...

Right after jury selection began last week, one man got up and left, announcing, "I'm on morphine and I'm higher than a kite."

When the prosecutor asked if anyone had been convicted of a crime, a prospective juror said that he had been arrested and taken to a mental hospital after he almost shot his nephew. He said he was provoked because his nephew just would not come out from under the bed....

Another prospect volunteered he probably should not be on the jury: "In my neighborhood, everyone knows that if you get Mr. Ballin (as your lawyer), you're probably guilty."...

The case involved a woman accused of hitting her brother's girlfriend in the face with a brick. Ballin's client was found not guilty.

I got dismissed from the jury pool for saying I liked to read, which was a relief. I thought I was going to have to say I thought the judge had a "purty mouth."