Jury Narrative

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I quickly woke up to the sound of loud sirens, I have no idea what is going on as I try regaining my position. I'm noticing my hands are cuffed as I start to quickly realize what is going on. Frantically I panic as my eyes finally adjust to my surroundings. I see that I'm clearly in the back of a cop car. I observed that the police officer is periodically looking in the rear view mirror, watching me, then back to the road. Irrationally I start to spit out nonsense before I solidly ask him in a shaky voice, “w-w-whats going on, why am I in here?” He looks back at me, giving out a quick chuckle, “oh, you clearly know what you did darling, don't act innocent.” I then reply back, quickly, giving him a confused stare “n-no I don't know whats going …show more content…
The officers pull me out of my cell to later face me too Greta and a car. I got in, and was driven to the court room. The room was huge, it was probably the biggest room I've been in, there was a pretty big jury too. Its weird too know that I once did jury duty, and now I'm the one being judged. I was then sent too my assigned table, the defendants. The judge was a very tall male man he looked to be somewhere between 62 and 65 is what I think. Once I sit down, the bailiff bellows “All rise, Department of the Superior Court is now in session, Judge Heike presiding, please be seated.” Judge Heike then said” “Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, calling the case of the people of the state of Louisiana versus Greta. Are both sides ready?” both the district Attorney and defendants table both responded with “Ready for the people, your honor.” The judge then went on to to ask the clerk to say something to the jury. After that it all starts. The Deputy stands up and proceeds to tell the jury what I have “done” and when it happened and how I was arrested. Greta then stands up to say “Your honor, ladies and gentleman of the jury: Under the law my client is presumed innocent till proven guilty, this trial will show no real evidence against my client. The truth whether you like it or not, is that my client Dale, was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and therefore was framed for the murder of her parents and brother.” For me the fact of my parents being dead and brother left in the hospital in critical condition was more painful than anything I can

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