We aren’t often afforded the opportunity to make an immediate impact on the business of the state and the lives of victims of it. But Slappy did when he was selected to be a member of a jury for a federal case regarding PCP. Slappy talks about the trial, why he believes the men are innocent, and what it was like being on the jury. He worked hard to fight for the freedom of these men and he ended up with a number of not guilty charges even though most of the jury seemed set to convict them on all of their charges.
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You’re a hero, Slappy. I wouldn’t have been able to control myself like that. I probably would have just lashed out and caused a mistrial. Unfortunately, you (and a couple others) were put in a situation where you had to weigh the tradeoffs and it seems like you did the best you could.
Hey Miguel, thanks for checking out the episode. I could say so much more about the experience. It’s a crazy system. It was hard to keep a straight face throughout the trial, so many times I wanted to laugh or make comments…if you ever get the opportunity, think hard about it, and think about the impact you could have.
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Thank you for your service, Slappy! I’m the director of the Fully Informed Jury Association. I am listening to this episode right now, and I have some specific questions that I don’t think are covered based on where I am so far in the interview. Would you be willing to be interviewed for a FIJA podcast as well? If so, please drop me an email at aji@fija.org. I am trying to collect as much information from actual jurors as I can to help guide our outreach strategy and tactics, and I would really appreciate the opportunity to pick your brain.
Hi Kirsten, thanks for listening! I’ll shoot you an email.