Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Break Time

The court is now in recess for 15 minutes. When the jury comes back, we expect to hear the government's final comments.

At this pace, I'd expect the jury will have the case around 11:30. Of course, sometimes it takes a while for the judge to charge the jury. The judge will have to read through all the rules.

A class from ITT Tech School of Criminal Justice is in the courtroom today. Their professor tells me there's no better way to learn about the justice system than to see it first hand.

Ford spent the break shaking some of the students' hands. He also spoke with his daughter, and other supporters.

Speculation is already swirling about just how long it will take for the jury to come up with a verdict once they get the case. Not even the most experienced lawyers are ever willing to give you a guess on how long a jury will take to decide.

We'll see.