For my interview I chose to ask my grandfather, Papa to me and Tom Conley to everyone else, to answer some questions about serving on jury duty. My grandpa is 75 and suffering from severe parkinson 's disease, while living at an assisted living facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In his earlier years he worked as a successful and witty car salesman, who could make anyone laugh or smile from his hilarious - and socially unacceptable- jokes or comments. I was not sure that he would be up for answering questions being that he is having trouble with his memory, but he gave great intel on his experience and was so excited that he could be involved in my project, as well as hear about my high school curriculum. About ten years ago, my grandpa
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Once all the evidence was presented, it was time for Papa and the other jurors to decide whether or not to send the man to a sentencing trial. When choosing a foreman, Papa said, “We went around the table and decided, ‘You look okay!’ The man was nicely dressed and looked intelligent. Most of the people in there looked like bums. He put on a good appearance, and looked to be about my age [which at the time was about 65].” All of the jurors except one were convinced that the man was guilty, but one “old bat,” said that there wasn’t enough evidence against him. Most of the other jurors thought that, “Even if the dad wasn’t physically abusing the child, there was some kind of neglect or abuse and we were concerned, especially because the child was so young.” Papa repeated that the boy’s age had a lot to do with it as he continued to explain why he thought the man was guilty. He said that the women who was not sure finally came around to agreeing that he was guilty and they brought the decision back to the judge. Upon telling the judge their decision, the judge agreed that it was the right thing to do. Papa mentioned that later the judge confessed that if the jury had not found the man guilty, he would have overturned the decision due to the
Once all the evidence was presented, it was time for Papa and the other jurors to decide whether or not to send the man to a sentencing trial. When choosing a foreman, Papa said, “We went around the table and decided, ‘You look okay!’ The man was nicely dressed and looked intelligent. Most of the people in there looked like bums. He put on a good appearance, and looked to be about my age [which at the time was about 65].” All of the jurors except one were convinced that the man was guilty, but one “old bat,” said that there wasn’t enough evidence against him. Most of the other jurors thought that, “Even if the dad wasn’t physically abusing the child, there was some kind of neglect or abuse and we were concerned, especially because the child was so young.” Papa repeated that the boy’s age had a lot to do with it as he continued to explain why he thought the man was guilty. He said that the women who was not sure finally came around to agreeing that he was guilty and they brought the decision back to the judge. Upon telling the judge their decision, the judge agreed that it was the right thing to do. Papa mentioned that later the judge confessed that if the jury had not found the man guilty, he would have overturned the decision due to the