What a day
I wish I knew what the jurors were thinking. They don't show a lot of emotions. Every now and then a few will laugh if the witness says something funny. Today, Roy McNeil said a man dressed in a yellow protective suit looked like an alien. The man was wearing the suit to prevent any evidence being damaged. Mostly the jurors just sit there. They are paying attention. They are taking notes. After lunch, the jurors were called into the courtroom at 2:15. About 15 minutes later, they were excused while the judge heard McNeil's answer and heard objection from the defense. When the jurors were asked to leave (and this occurs a lot) they show no emotion. It just seems like it might be frustrating. I'm sure they have jobs they are missing because of this. At the same time, I'm sure they were all instructed that this was going to be a lengthy process - seems like a very lengthy process. We are into week two. The prosecution is still calling witnesses, and they haven't called that many.
Anyway, this afternoon Campbell continued to question McNeil's expertise. The jurors again watched the video. Campbell asked if McNeil say bugs that day. No, he said, probably because it was too cold. He asked about his dog's alerts, quoting off five alerts, when other experts would say the dog should only have one trained alert. McNeil said the dog will alert and then paw for a treat because he made a hit. McNeil said the dog sometimes foamed at the mouth because that came natural to the dog. Campbell asked McNeil if the dog was foaming at the mouth around the tree. McNeil pointed that out. Campbell asked if the dog was foaming at the mouth around a dead deer. McNeil said he couldn't see that.
Alright, I'm getting the boot from the courthouse. That's pretty much the afternoon. You could tell McNeil was getting heated. He sometimes said, I'm not going to argue with you, and he'd push the point that, 'Sir, I've already told you that,' explaining his records were destroyed by water.
I'll do a recap story for tomorrow's paper. I'll be back tomorrow morning. So will McNeil. He remains on the stand under prosecution questioning.
Anyway, this afternoon Campbell continued to question McNeil's expertise. The jurors again watched the video. Campbell asked if McNeil say bugs that day. No, he said, probably because it was too cold. He asked about his dog's alerts, quoting off five alerts, when other experts would say the dog should only have one trained alert. McNeil said the dog will alert and then paw for a treat because he made a hit. McNeil said the dog sometimes foamed at the mouth because that came natural to the dog. Campbell asked McNeil if the dog was foaming at the mouth around the tree. McNeil pointed that out. Campbell asked if the dog was foaming at the mouth around a dead deer. McNeil said he couldn't see that.
Alright, I'm getting the boot from the courthouse. That's pretty much the afternoon. You could tell McNeil was getting heated. He sometimes said, I'm not going to argue with you, and he'd push the point that, 'Sir, I've already told you that,' explaining his records were destroyed by water.
I'll do a recap story for tomorrow's paper. I'll be back tomorrow morning. So will McNeil. He remains on the stand under prosecution questioning.
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