Watching the jurors, you can almost feel their stress as they sit in the room and wait for the next question. They look nervous and tense, and that's because they are.
Scholl asked them if they were nervous when they came to the courtroom this morning. Most of them admitted that "Yes" they were. Scholl then wanted to know why. Was it because this was the "John Ford Trial"?
At first no one said anything and then one woman said that it wasn't because it was John Ford. She would have been nervous no matter who's case it was. Her nerves came because she may be juror.
Another possible juror had an entirely different concern. He had a lot of work to do and being away from the office made him nervous. With a case like this, Scholl says it could take up to three weeks before a decision would be made. He wanted to know if the man could devote his time to this or whether his mind would be focused on his work. He thought he could.
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Former State Senator John Ford was indicted in the FBI sting known as the Tennessee Waltz. This blog records his trial as it happens.
