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faceless_wonderhere's another Brain In The Gutter moment, brought to you by the persecuted crack smoker.
i was doing some research about a change of venue issue. one of the parts of the case, State v. Felton, 803 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1991), said:
"MAI-CR 3d 300.04 requires the court to instruct the jury prior to the first recess or adjournment not to discuss the case or to expose themselves to publicity about the case, and to remind the jury of these instructions prior to every subsequent recess or adjournment."
the first time i read that paragraph, i thought it said something completely different. i pulled it back up and found out what it actually said...but when i first read it, i thought it said that the jury instruction required the court to instruct the jury not to expose themselves publicly during the case.
that's right. i wondered why the judge had to tell the jurors not to run around naked while they were on break from doing their civic duty. i wondered, becuase i don't see how the jurors streaking on their own time would prejudice the case one way or the other. it's just some nudity, right?
i'm relieved that the judge wasn't actually telling the jurors not to publicly expose themselves during trial. it's not his place. although...it sure would have been funny.
i was doing some research about a change of venue issue. one of the parts of the case, State v. Felton, 803 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1991), said:
"MAI-CR 3d 300.04 requires the court to instruct the jury prior to the first recess or adjournment not to discuss the case or to expose themselves to publicity about the case, and to remind the jury of these instructions prior to every subsequent recess or adjournment."
the first time i read that paragraph, i thought it said something completely different. i pulled it back up and found out what it actually said...but when i first read it, i thought it said that the jury instruction required the court to instruct the jury not to expose themselves publicly during the case.
that's right. i wondered why the judge had to tell the jurors not to run around naked while they were on break from doing their civic duty. i wondered, becuase i don't see how the jurors streaking on their own time would prejudice the case one way or the other. it's just some nudity, right?
i'm relieved that the judge wasn't actually telling the jurors not to publicly expose themselves during trial. it's not his place. although...it sure would have been funny.
