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Talk about high blood pressure, nothing does it quite like a jury trial.  I have one tomorrow morning and I couldn’t sleep last night because of it, I’m sure tonight will be just as good.  Courts can be fun or nerve wracking and there’s just no way to tell which way a trial is going to go until you see how good the defense’s lawyer is.  One thing is certain, you get what you pay for when it comes to lawyers.  I’ve been torn apart by one lawyer (I got his card, just in case.  He was that good.) and I’ve held my own against others.

Court is just a game, there’s offense and defense.  There are plays, players and referees.  Some players are good, some are great and some are just absorbing oxygen.  All I can do is study my case as much as possible and hope not to choke in front of the jury when the defense unveils his big play.

The biggest thing that strikes me every time that is substantially different than court TV is when someone says, “Objection!”  The two lawyers approach the bench and they all chat it up like old friends.  Then they return to their seats and carry on.  In court TV shows you get to hear the objections, the points they raise and what the judge thinks about it all.  In real life court when they are at the judge’s bench they are all so far away from everyone else that you have no idea what they are talking about and you likely never will.

I hate the unkown.  The defender always has the advantage of knowing when they want to spring their ambush and how to get you to that point.  Sometimes you can see it coming based on their lines of questioning and sometimes they walk you around in circles until you don’t know who you arrested, let alone why you did.  Not knowing if it’s a good, great or just an average lawyer before hand really sucks.

The unknown is not easy on my soul.

Update!

The trial has been continued to September.  Defenses love to continue trials, as the longer they wait the more memories fade and the more chance it is that their client will walk away scott free.  Either way, I’m free today!