OJ Part Deux

Oh boy. Here we go again.

According to CNN, OJ Simpson arrived in a Las Vegas courtroom today for the start of his robbery and kidnapping trial.

Ugh, I'm not sure if I can handle another OJ trial. The article states:

The court has eliminated 252 of 500 potential jurors based on their answers to a questionnaire. Attorneys for the prosecution and defense will start selecting a jury Monday, trying to find 12 jurors and four alternates from the remaining pool of potential jurors.

They eliminated half the jury pool right off the bat? Man, I'm dying to get my hands on that questionaire.

On the radio I heard the defense attorneys confidently proclaim that OJ could get a fair trial. That seems rather optimistic, but nothing compared to this gem from a "legal analyst":

Attorneys expect many jurors to have heard about the case but are looking for people who will make decisions based on the evidence presented at trial, said legal analyst Jim Moret.

"It's not whether or not you've heard a lot about the case," he said. "It's whether you can set that aside and listen to the evidence that's presented in court and determine the case based solely on that."

Right. Because jurors commonly disregard preconcieved notions and biases and make decisions strictly according to the facts. Good luck with that.



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