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In the Interest of Jurors?

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That's the title of an article from the Sunday Corpus Christi Caller-Times concerning supporters of Hannah Overton. It's written by Denise Malan. LINKPastor Rod Carver of Calvary Chapel of the Coastlands became acquainted with the legal system as a spectator during the capital murder trial of his parishioner Hannah Overton. He got an inside view as a juror in a local drug case. "It helped me understand what prosecutors and what the defense do to juries," Carver said. "If you have one juror who knows what proper evidence is and what their rights are and responsibilities are, one juror can rescue a jury from their mistakes." Carver led Calvary Chapel in defending Overton, who was convicted during a dramatic trial in September 2007 of killing her 4-year-old foster son, Andrew Burd...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).

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