From the Eyes of a Juror

by Frank Terranova

  Chapter 8 – Ships in the Night and Sacrificial Lambs

  Wednesday morning June 4, 2008 – 9:57 AM

  Even though it required a rocky detour down memory lane, Newlan managed to fill out the juror questionnaire without doing too much damage to his psyche…and then he returned to the back of the long line just in time to endure another extended wait. But little-by-little he crawled along until once again he made his way to the front of the juror check-in counter.

  The court officer on duty at the desk collected Newlan’s form and in return handed him a small card which contained his name, badge number, and juror number; and for those of you who appreciate the benefits of the occasional visual fortification, the card looked a little something like this: