Waves,
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Originally Posted by waves
Aww, that's cute that you are calming him down. It's kind of amazing that he gets into it though. But maybe it is a particularly interesting case.
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It's a lawsuit about a traffic accident. The judge "flattered" hubby
the first day by saying that his background/expertise was relevant.
(Hubby responds well to flattery even if everyone else recognizes it as
the judge trying to keep things light.)
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Originally Posted by waves
He was told what he needed to know about the legal system and courtroom protocol -- prior exposure was not required.
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Hubby's social skills are off and he stinks at listening. Thirdly, he thinks the rules are not really rules . . . .at least that rules do not apply to him.
He asked me why the jurors were not talking in the elevator and why when
he asked someone about the time they were supposed to be back ("Was it 1:00 or 2:00 that they told us?"), the other person said "2:00."
. . . . No small talk.
I asked hubby: "Did the judge specifically say that you are not supposed to talk about the case?"
"Do you think that people are being careful to be quiet until talking with each other is appropriate?"
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Originally Posted by waves
My friend might be a bit more cautious in social situations than your husband though -- he certainly took all judge instructions very much to heart. Mostly, my friend was exhausted by the case. It sounds like your hubby is having the opposite reaction![/B]
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Hubby likes rules that other people are supposed to follow (rules do not apply to him) and he likes that he is supposed to figure out who was right and who was wrong.
Yesterday, he had already decided who was at fault.
I said that that he will hear the other HALF of the case tomorrow ( today /Wednesday), and that they will still do closing arguments Wednesday as well.
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I knew someone else who worked for an insurance company.
They wanted her out of the courthouse as fast as possible.
She was overheard saying some random small talk in the elevator on the way out of the building and was hauled back before the judge and told to be quiet.
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Hubby was making lots of guesses and had lots of questions.
I flat out refused to speculate for him.
I told him that after the lawyers wrap things up, he will not be able to ask questions. They will only be able to have the transcript read back to them.
If he never asks the questions, and never gets an answer for the record, the answer will not be in the transcript.
He decided he would start the day (today/ Wednesday) with three questions to write down in his notebook. DUH.
The two lawyers and the judge will then confer and decide if the question/s can be answered / whether the jury is allowed to know that info/whether the
info is relevant.
I will be glad when it is over.
M